[Nsi-wg] Another NSI protocol requirement

[Gigi Karmous-Edwards]

It depends on the definition of "entirety". My point is really from the 
initial user request perspective. If there is an entity that is 
ultimately responsible for replying back to the initial user, than that 
is fine.

thanks,
Gigi

Guy Roberts wrote:
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> Gigi,
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> This is the requirement that I think incorporates you point -
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> D1.4.6 The /Provider NSA/ *must *handle an incoming 
> NSI /Message /completely, returning at a minimum either a confirmation 
> or rejection of the request in its entirety.
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> Does this cover what you had in mind?
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> You can see the others here-
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> http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZTOJNVUoixhZGZ4cjRiemtfMzQyaGZtOG4yZ2o&hl=en 
> <http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZTOJNVUoixhZGZ4cjRiemtfMzQyaGZtOG4yZ2o&hl=en>
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> Guy
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> P.S I have attached the OGF template for your use.
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> *From:* Jerry Sobieski [mailto:jerry at nordu.net]
> *Sent:* 14 March 2010 14:15
> *To:* gigi_ke at ncsu.edu
> *Cc:* NSI WG
> *Subject:* Re: [Nsi-wg] Another NSI protocol requirement
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> Hi Gigi
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> Makes perfect sense!  I thought we had this already in one of the reqs. 
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> Issue:  the provider must always respond back. There is no "initial' 
> NSA-NSA always thinks he is first/only NSA working on this request. 
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> J
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Mar 14, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Gigi Karmous-Edwards <gigi_ke at ncsu.edu 
> <mailto:gigi_ke at ncsu.edu>> wrote:
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>     All,
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>     As I mentioned on the call last week, I think we need another NSI
>     protocol requirement as following:
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>     The provider agent involved in the /initial /NSI request from an
>     NSI requesting agent  (in these cases, the requester agent acts as
>     an /end user or application/), must take on the responsibility of
>     replying back to the end user the result of the request. That is
>     either a failure or success with the correct pointers or Global
>     Identifiers. This needs to be true regardless of weather the
>     initial provider agent uses chain or tree model to reserve a path.
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>     This requirement will have implications on the intermediate
>     messaging that take place between the requesting agents and
>     provider agents along the path. I can also imagine that the
>     messaging to uphold this requirement will be different for tree vs
>     chain.
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>     I hope this makes sense...
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>     Kind regards,
>     Gigi
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