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RE: WIMS> ACTION Request: suggestions for mandatory MFP counters in Counter MIB proposal

From: Zehler, Peter (PZehler@crt.xerox.com)
Date: Mon Oct 25 2004 - 13:49:46 EDT

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    Ron,

    Thanks for the input. I have answered your questions below.

    Pete

     

    Peter Zehler
    XEROX
    Xerox Innovation Group
    Email: PZehler@crt.xerox.com
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    -----Original Message-----
    From: Bergman, Ron [mailto:Ron.Bergman@rpsa.ricoh.com]
    Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 1:33 PM
    To: Zehler, Peter
    Cc: wims@pwg.org
    Subject: RE: WIMS> ACTION Request: suggestions for mandatory MFP counters in
    Counter MIB proposal

     

    Hi Pete,

     

    Admittedly I have not kept up with the discussions, so my questions may have
    been fully covered

    in the meetings, so I apologize in advance.

     

    1. I question why the term "ImpressionsTwoSided" is used in the counter
    names. This seems to

       me to be confusing, since an impression is one side of a sheet a two
    sided impression is a

       two sided single side of a sheet? Wouldn't "SheetsTwoSided" be better?

    <PZ>The reason it is impressions is that it counts impressions. The
    ImpressionsTwoSided counter increments for each side that is impressed. The
    impression counters allow us to derive the number of simplex and duplex
    sheets. The MediaUsed counter is used for tracking the media resources
    consumed by the various services.</PZ>

     

    2. The "MediaUsedMedia" and "MediaUsedMediaInfo" appear to not be counters?
    Why are they

        listed as counters?

    <PZ>These two elements are used to uniquely identify a media instance. I'll
    add some explanitory text to make it clearer.</PZ>

     

    That aside, here is my recommendation for a standard subset:

        1. Impressions

        2. BlankImpressions

        3. ImpressionsTwoSided (SheetsTwoSided)

        4. KOctetes

        5. AuxiliaryImpressions

        6. AuxiliaryImpressionsTwoSided (AuxiliarySheetsTwoSided)

        7. WasteImpressions

        8. WasteImpressionsTwoSided (WasteSheetsTwoSided)

        9. MediaUsedTotalSheets

        10. ProcessingTime

    11. TotalTime

    <PZ>Thanks. I assume items 1, 2 and 3 are for the DocumentData counts</PZ>

     

        Ron Bergman

        Ricoh Printing Systems America

     

    -----Original Message-----
    From: owner-wims@pwg.org [mailto:owner-wims@pwg.org]On Behalf Of Zehler,
    Peter
    Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:57 AM
    To: PWG Announce (pwg-announce@pwg.org)
    Cc: Pwg WIMS (wims@pwg.org)
    Subject: WIMS> ACTION Request: suggestions for mandatory MFP counters in
    Counter MIB proposal

    All,

    The work on the "PWG Standard for Multifunction Device Counters" is nearing
    completion. Before a standard MIB is coded we are looking for the subset of
    counters to mandate in all implementations of the Counter MIB or schema.
    One of the goals of this work is to facilitate the development of fleet
    management applications in a heterogeneous imaging environment. I need
    input from you to arrive at a manageable subset of counters that meets the
    needs of fleet management applications and is not to onerous for MFP vendors
    to implement. Please send me your input by close of business Friday October
    29. Send your comments to < <mailto:wins@pwg.org> mailto:wins@pwg.org> or
    you can mail them to me d irectly < <mailto:pzehler@crt.xerox.com>
    mailto:pzehler@crt.xerox.com> .

    The current version of the specification is available on the PWG ftp server
    at

    < <ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/wd/wd-wimscount10-20040913.pdf>
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/wd/wd-wimscount10-20040913.pdf> or

    < <ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/wd/wd-wimscount10-20040913.doc>
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/wims/wd/wd-wimscount10-20040913.doc>

       

    Thanks,

    Pete

    Peter Zehler
    XEROX
    Xerox Innovation Group
    Email: PZehler@crt.xerox.com
    Voice: (585) 265-8755
    FAX: (585) 422-7961
    US Mail: Peter Zehler
                  Xerox Corp.
                  800 Phillips Rd.
                  M/S 128-25E
                  Webster NY, 14580-9701



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