Xml Mailing List: Re: OK . . . lots of input

[David Frascone (dave]

Avps that are illegal for a particular message should also be indicated:

<IllegalAvps>
Same as below.
</IllegalAvps>

Any preferences on anything below?  I'm planning on starting the DTD
modifications this weekend.


-Dave


On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 09:43:32AM -0500, David Frascone wrote:
> One more thing.  For position based avps, perhaps a position tag?  For 
> example,
> sessionId has to be first.  I'm open to any suggestions on how to model
> the avps.  It's starting to look like a ravp tag though (required avp):
> 
> <RequiredAvps name="Mobile-Ip Success">
> 
> <ravp name="Session-Id" position="1" />
> or
> <ravp position="1">Session-Id</ravp>
> 
> </RequiredAvps>
> 
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 02:55:46PM -0500, David Frascone wrote:
> > First off, for symantic representation of the ABNF, I think we just need to
> > include the AVPs that are REQUIRED for an individual command code.  I'm 
> > invisioning something like:
> > 
> > <command  blah>
> > <RequiredAvps>
> > List of avps.
> > </RequiredAvps>
> > </command>
> > 
> > If you can come up with a better way so that the avps can be validated by
> > the DTD, that would be nice.
> > 
> > Here at the bake off, I've had some input from the guys here, and they would
> > like to see multiple ABNF representations in the dictionary.  Let me 
> > explain:
> > 
> > In the case where a Mobile=Ip agent is denied access, there would be many
> > fewer required avps than on a successful attempt.  (The ABNF in the draft
> > has to be changed too).  But, we would still like to be able to enforce the
> > mandatory AVPs at the protocol layer with the dictionary.  (Protocol as 
> > opposed to application).
> > 
> > So, I proposed having named lists of the ABNF required AVPs, with a 
> > particular
> > name being the default (the one used at the protocol layer).  That way, an
> > application could read in the other lists, and do more application layer
> > checking.
> > 
> > 
> > <command  blah>
> > <RequiredAvps name="default">
> > ResultCode
> > </RequiredAvps>
> > <RequiredAvps name="Mobile-Ip Success">
> > ResultCode
> > Keys
> > etc.
> > </RequiredAvps>
> > </command>
> > 
> > 
> > What do you think?
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