Subject: TN3270ResourceType

From: "Diego Alfarache" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 16:22:05 -0500

While working with the latest draft of the TN3270E-MIB, I have come across some shortcomings that should be addressed before finalizing the MIB. I will address each item in a separate submission to the group.

I have discovered that the MIB does not provide a method for configuring a tn3270e device or pool name as generic or specific.  We could modify the Tn3270ResouceType to include that information.

The current definition of the Tn3270ResourceType is as follows:

  Tn3270ResourceType ::= TEXTUAL-CONVENTION
      STATUS      current
      DESCRIPTION
          "The type of resource defined by a resource pool.  Refer
          to tn3270eResPoolTable."
      SYNTAX      INTEGER {
                            other(0),
                            lu(1),
                            printer(2)
                          }

I am suggesting either of two solutions:

1. Add a second INTEGER to carry the specific-generic indicator.

2. We expand the definitions of TN3270ResourceType to deferentiate between generic and specific device types.

     SYNTAX      INTEGER{
                        other(0),
                        terminal(1),
                        printer(2),
                        specificterminal(3),
                        specificprinter(4),
                        associatedprinter(5)
        }

where device types terminal and printer would be implicitly generic.  (I object to the use of the term "lu" to mean a terminal device, since all devices are lus.)

After some discussion with Kenneth  White, and his discussions with other group members, it was suggested that the TN3270ResourceType definition would be better placed in the IANATn3270eTC-MIB, where it could be more easily modified.

I would appreciate any comments or suggestions.

Regards,

Diego

Diego Alfarache                         Senior Software Developer
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