PWG / DMTF
Work Register
Version 1.0
Date Initiated:
PWG and
the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)
Background
The Printer
Working Group – a Program of the IEEE-ISTO, is an active standards development
consortium for the printer, multifunction, print software and services and
printer/MFD management industry. At various points throughout the history of
the PWG and DMTF, the two organizations have collaborated to aligned models and
semantics. Thus, the current DMTF CIM model for Printers, Print Jobs and Print
Services does correlate, in some areas with standards developed by the PWG such
as the Printer MIB and Internet Printing Protocol. The PWG has recently
published an updated common Semantic Model and is currently working on a web
services protocol for remote fleet management.
This DMTF
work register will provide a context for cooperation between the PWG and DMTF
to review and update the CIM model based on the updated Printer MIBv2, the PWG
Semantic Model and web services protocols, as appropriate.
DMTF, PWG and
the industry, including adopters of related standards, will benefit from this
alliance.
The DMTF will
have the benefit of leveraging an industry specific group of 30 members who
have focused their expertise in developing a common semantic model that is
already accepted (to various degree) among multiple print related standards
ranging from Bluetooth and UPnP to Print On Demand Initiative and CIP4/JDF.
This will represent the fastest path to refreshing the CIM model as it pertains
to printers while achieving a result that should be embraced readily by all
major and minor print related vendors and customers.
PWG members
will benefit through further dissemination of a common semantic model. This
model describes a set of objects and vocabulary that, if adopted throughout the
industry, will streamline the development of products and services in this
domain. PWG will also benefit from additional review and new perspective that
DMTF participants will bring to the process.
Related
standards organizations will, likewise, benefit from widespread adoption of a
common semantic model that meets their needs related to printing and
printer/MFD management.
The industry
and customers will benefit because PWG/DMTF alignment should result in better
interoperability and enhanced functionality among services management
solutions.
The scope of
this work register will be limited to collaboration between PWG and DMTF CIM
Core Schema WG using Printer MIBv2, and the PWG Semantic Model and protocols as
a basis to revise and update CIM. The alliance will constitute formation of one
workgroup. The following tasks are anticipated:
1.
Education period – PWG
familiarize with CIM; DMTF familiarize with Printer MIBv2 and PWG Semantic
Model
2.
Content review –
evaluation and agreement between PWG/DMTF members regarding which content to
incorporate (or not)
3.
Semantic Model →
CIM mapping
4.
Review, approval
processes (by both organizations).
5.
Maintenance
(may result in ongoing charter or a new work register as necessary
Milestones /
Dates
·
Agree on scope and
mission and establish work register (
·
Solicit participation
and form working group (July, 2005)
·
Education period (July
through August, 2005)
·
Content evaluation
period (September through October, 2005)
·
Mapping (November,
2005)
·
Draft review /
revision(s) (December, 2005)
·
Last Call (
·
Formal Approval (
·
Public appearance / Press
review
Work Register
Review Date
Work registers should be reviewed on a regular basis to update
progress on the milestones and to adjust the work registers based on changes in
objectives between the partner organizations. This work register will be reviewed
in February 2006, following public introduction of the completed work.
Contacts
PWG:
Harry Lewis
Chairman – PWG
HarryL@us.ibm.com
DMTF:
John Crandall
Chairman – DMTF CIM Core Schema Working Group
wg-cimcore-chair@dmtf.org