IPP> MOD - Why no pages-per-minute attribute?

IPP> MOD - Why no pages-per-minute attribute?

Carl-Uno Manros manros at cp10.es.xerox.com
Wed Aug 5 18:44:26 EDT 1998


Angelo,

I think that we discussed this at some stage and found that it was not
clear that we could come up with a single value. For example, depending on
the type of printer, the speed is often dependent on whether you run in
"draft" mode vs. "quality" mode, and whether you run B/W or color. So we
would have ended up with some kind of conditions and several values to
cover all cases.

Carl-Uno

At 02:31 PM 8/5/98 PDT, Turner, Randy wrote:
>
>You could make this a directory attribute, but I don't think its
>absolutely necessary to support it in IPP. Besides, its in the printer
>MIB ;)
>
>Randy
>
>
>		-----Original Message-----
>		From:	Caruso, Angelo
>[mailto:Angelo.Caruso at usa.xerox.com]
>		Sent:	Wednesday, August 05, 1998 11:09 AM
>		To:	'ipp at pwg.org'
>		Subject:	IPP> MOD - Why no pages-per-minute
>attribute?
>
>		I recently noticed there is no pages-per-minute
>attribute in IPP. I noticed
>		this first when reviewing the draft printer scheme for
>SLP
>		(draft-ietf-srvloc-printer-scheme-02.txt). The printer
>scheme seems to
>		inherit it's attribute definitions from IPP. I think ppm
>is one of the most
>		fundamental attributes in terms of printer selection.
>I'm sure this must
>		have been discussed at some point during IPP
>development, probably at a time
>		when I wasn't paying much attention to the mail list. I
>do remember a
>		discussion about a cost attribute that was eliminated
>because it was deemed
>		too qualitative. But ppm is quantitative and universal
>in advertising
>		printers. So, can someone explain why it is not an IPP
>printer attribute?
>		And, for those familiar with the SLP printer scheme
>effort, why is it not
>		part of the SLP printer scheme?
>
>		Thanks,
>		Angelo
>
>
Carl-Uno Manros
Principal Engineer - Advanced Printing Standards - Xerox Corporation
701 S. Aviation Blvd., El Segundo, CA, M/S: ESAE-231
Phone +1-310-333 8273, Fax +1-310-333 5514
Email: manros at cp10.es.xerox.com



More information about the Ipp mailing list