# XXX used to check if slice expiration time is sane
MAXINT = 2L**31-1
+# slice_filter essentially contains the slice_ids for the relevant slices (on the node + system & delegated slices)
def get_slivers(api, auth, slice_filter, node = None):
# Get slice information
slices = Slices(api, slice_filter, ['slice_id', 'name', 'instantiation', 'expires', 'person_ids', 'slice_tag_ids'])