XML for Network Topology

[Betty Harvey]

Hi Joel:

	The company I4I has a DTD they used as a demonstration of the S4 
product to show networking.  I am not sure how complete the 
DTD is or whether they would be willing to publicly provide
the DTD.

	Your second question about DTDs for diagnostic systems has
been created by DoD for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
(MIL-PRF-87269).  There are two different associated DTD's, one is
a generic layer which controls hyperlinking.  The other is a content
layer which deals with the system/subsystem, etc.  These DTDs are
full-blown SGML DTDs and are rather complex.

	MIL-PRF-87269 is currently undergoing revision and is out
for comments.  One of the items on the revision is supporting XML
data.  The draft specification can be downloaded from
ftp://eccnet.eccnet.com/pub/ietm/87269b.zip if interested.
Also http://www.ietm.net contains information about and links
to IETMs.

	Good luck.

Betty

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On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Joel Bender wrote:

> I'm interested in (1) a DTD for networking, specifically to describe a
> topology of networks, routers, ports, etc.  If one doesn't already exist,
> contact me and we'll form a splinter group to create one (my guess would be
> to start with SNMP data and go from there).
> 
> I am also interested in (2) a DTD for building systems...fans, pumps,
> valves, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, meters (electric, gas, water,
> sewer).  My mission is to build a suite of applications that can be used
> for diagnostics (if I shut of pump #3, who will no longer get water?
> Building #6 lost power, which circuit is that?), analysis, modeling, etc.
> With "smart buildings" there is an increasing interconnection between
> components (air-conditioning, fire control, security).
> 
> Before trying to work on (2) it would be informative to work on (1).  I
> think XML would be an excellent mechanism to transfer this structured data
> between tools.
> 
> 
> Joel
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