Design Options (2b) Issue: Granularity of NSLP state? Option 1: a sysadm to query all NSLP session state? Pro: all info for diagnosing NSLP status Con: too fine-grained? MTU issue? Proposal: a summary of NSLP session state(?) (How exactly?) Option 2: a NI/NR to query its NSLP session state? Pro: authorization issue seems to be easier Con: what about triggered by other entities? Option 3: a 3-part to query an established NSLP session state (RSVP fashion) Pro: flexible Con: requires policy definition/proper authorization model |