Re: What is the purpose of the discussion? Answer

["Atsushi Takeshita" <takeshita@dcl.docomo-usa.com>]

Paul,

Thank you for your reply.

I understand your point.
My concern is that the requirements are too general
to influence IETF discussion.

I guess we need to make detailed requirements for
a specific topics based on the informational RFC  you
mentioned below.

Am I correct?

If my guess is correct, I understand the goal of this discussion
and its importance.



----- Original Message -----
From: <paul.reynolds@orange.co.uk>
To: <more@ops.ietf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 1:17 AM
Subject: What is the purpose of the discussion? Answer


>
>  For many years, individuals involved in ISPs have been an important
component
> of IETF, as they have brought experience and requirements to the task of
> developing protocols for the Internet. Until recently, most ISPs were
involved
> in providing service through standard wired networks. With the growth of
the
> wireless Internet, the technology and business of mobile operators are
becoming
> more like that of an ISP and less like that of a telephone company. Mobile
> operators have traditionally not had as  close a relationship with the
IETF.  To
> start this engaugement an Internet Draft
>
http://www.ietf.org/internet-draft/draft-reynolds-mobile-isp-requirements-00
.txt
> ,  has been produced which represents the result of a year long study
comprising
> the major mobile operators and mobile ISPs.
>
> The percieved problem is that the IETF needs to tackle, that isn't already
> within  scope for an existing WGs, is to have protocol development more
focused
> upon wireless requirements. To address this problem the discussion has two
main
> objectives:
>
> 1: Present  an opportunity for companies and individuals that will have to
> deploy and offer Internet services on wireless networks to present ***
what they
> think the wireless requirements for the protocols  to support those
services
> should be ***, and for equipment vendors, software developers, academic
> researchers, and others involved in engineering and development of mobile
> networking protocols *** to engage in a discussion with the wireless ISPs
on
> their requirements ***
>
> 2: The next stage is to *** conduct a BoF *** which will make the case for
> forming a short term, focused, working group to refine  the requirements
in
> draft-reynolds-mobile-isp-requirements-00.txt   for *** publication as an
> Informational RFC ***.
>
>
> Paul Reynolds
> Orange SA
>
>
>
>
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