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Power modelling #93

Open nigel-r-davis opened 1 year ago

nigel-r-davis commented 1 year ago

https://github.com/ietf-ccamp-wg/ietf-network-inventory/blob/e633109c5dff36ea26e1844c6abd32e664eb9f0a/draft-ietf-ccamp-network-inventory-yang.txt#L1020

As per earlier comment, modelling of power should be separated from modeling of equipment.

nigel-r-davis commented 1 year ago

To be clearer, power is a model of (rather basic) functionality (and/or motive force). The physical model should cover genuinely physical properties. This includes size, weight, manufacturer, serial number etc. as discussed elsewhere. It can be argued that temperature, humidity and similar environmental properties are also properties of the physical world. However, properties emergent from the functioning of the equipment are clearly separate. Power is in part emergent, but is also the motivator of emergent functions, so it is somewhat special, but clearly separate from physical.