Proposed Resolution of Issues(draft-ietf-nsis-qspec-12.txt) current QSPEC flags modified as follows: QNI sets M flag for each QSPEC parameter it populates that must be interpreted or reservation fails currently M flag is statically set for every QSPEC parameter if M flag set downstream QNE MUST interpret parameter or reservation fails if QNE does not support parameter it sets N flag & rejects reservation if QNE supports parameter but cannot meet parameter, it sets E flag & rejects reservation if M flag not set downstream QNE SHOULD interpret parameter if QNE does not support parameter it sets the N flag & optionally accepts or rejects reservation if QNE supports parameter but cannot meet parameter, it sets E flag & optionally accepts or rejects reservation R (remapped parameter) flag & Q (non QOSM) flag eliminated |