Re: Interoperability Testing at IETF Meetings

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no>]

--On 11. september 2003 08:39 -0700 Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote:

> > various WGs have attempted to organize interop/plug testing either
> > before or after IETF sessions. Sometimes during. I am aware of IPsec,
> > HIP, DNSSEC, and DHCPv6 tests that have occured or been attempted in the
> > past year.
>
> traditionally, these have been very explicitly NOT ietf events.  we
> have allowed them space iff available.  but the ietf did not do any
> interoperability testing/

I think we've had multiple types of testing events, none of which we wanted 
to be "the IETF does interoperability testing". Like:

- "these guys are meeting in the next building over; we're not responsible"
- "these guys are meeting in the terminal room and playing, but not 
bothering anyone; we don't bother checking what they are doing"
- "these guys are playing around with stuff that messes up the network, we 
need to track & stop them"
- "these guys are using IETF connectivity and/or IETF meeting rooms, we 
know, and we don't mind" (fairly rare)

I think what Barbara's asking for is guidelines on what to answer.

                        Harald