[Nml-wg] NML feedback

[Freek Dijkstra]

Regarding the syntax:
>> <nml:label labeltype="http://schemas.ogf.org/nml/2013/10/ethernet/vlan">1780</nml:label>

On 12-07-2012 13:25, Aaron Brown wrote:

> This syntax seems reasonable. My only minor niggle is i'd prefer it be
> 'type' instead of 'labelType' since it's an attribute of a label
> construct, and adding 'label' to it seems redundant.

Henrik suggested labelType, because "type" was an overloaded word.

I also don't like "type", because I may later propose to introduce the
distinction between resource label, source label and destination label.
That's also a "type".

I actually went over the GMPLS tables at
www.iana.org/assignments/gmpls-sig-parameters/gmpls-sig-parameters.xml
to find a better name, but got confused by all the parameters there
(heck, I wasn't even sure that parameter I should use for a simple
VLAN). So I used Henrik's suggestion.

Thinking about it, what is meant here is the "technology" or "encoding"
of the label.  A quick search yieled that "label encoding" is an
accepted term, so I propose:

<nml:label
encoding="http://schemas.ogf.org/nml/2013/10/ethernet/vlan">1780</nml:label>

A minor drawback: we just started using "encoding" to specify the
technology of a Port of Link. E.g. Ethernet frames. That may be
confusing. Should be change that to "layer" or can we keep "encoding" there?

Freek