Re: [WG-BB] Study Report: CATV assignment guidline

[Takashi Arano <arano@gblx.ad.jp>]

At 22:13 02/02/05, Yoshihiro Obata wrote:
>At 19:24 02/02/04 +0900, Hiroyuki ASHIDA wrote:
>
>>Bandwidth per a port is fixed on type of modulation. Operators usually
>>have planed our facilities based on bandwidth, capacity and number of
>>terminal cable modems which could managed by a port ( or line card )
>>
>>I think bandwidth is rather reasonable unit than physical chassis(box).
>
>
>   Do you mean that NICs are going to trace cable technology so that they always understand the relationship between bandwidth and number of ports? If they are going to set rules based on bandwidth, how can you maintain rules if a new technology comes in which will change the relationship such like 30M with fewer number of ports.  I do not think bandwidth is a valid information to be kept in the long term.

Yes, this is a guideline not a policy. A guideline can be and should be updated
appropriately. 

Another important thing. This guideline suggests to give the applicants two choices.
To follow the current way the NIC is doing now, or to use more simplified way.

So please make your position clear when you criticize any proposed idea.
You can support the current WG-BB proposal, you can support JPNIC idea,
you can even support no guideline (this is just to do it as it goes), or whatever.
All would be fine. However, please understand that just saying no without 
any alternative results in supporting the current practices and no change.

Regards,
Takashi Arano

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