Liaison with other SDOs

todd glassey todd.glassey at worldnet.att.net
Fri Jul 18 08:36:26 CEST 2003


I would also suggest that the legal issue of copyright reliance in sharing
efforts or adopting efforts of other SDO's needs to be included here.

Todd

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Alistair.Urie at alcatel.com>
To: "Adrian Farrel" <adrian at olddog.co.uk>
Cc: <problem-statement at alvestrand.no>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: Liaison with other SDOs


>
> As mentioned during the session on Tuesday I think we need a new issue
> about how IETF deals with its "SDO customers".  This should cover
> communication issues (need to talk and listen to customers) but also time
> schedules and committments (need to make and keep promises with
customers),
> understanding why an SDO thinks it needs a particular protocol extension
> (need to sometimes say "NO" to a potential customer) and finally
> understanding risks of customers going "elsewhere" (or "home brewing)
> protocol extensions.
>
> Might try to put some formal text together next week
>
> - Alistair URIE
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>                       "Adrian Farrel"
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>                       17/07/2003 21:47
>                       Please respond to Adrian
>                       Farrel
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> Hi,
>
> Thank you for the drafts to date.
>
> I have been unable to follow the list consistently, so apologies if this
> has been covered.
>
> Section 2.1 of draft-ietf-problem-issue-statement-02.txt alludes to
> problems communicating with other SDOs.
>  "This can lead to the IETF being
>   misunderstood by other SDOs which can make communications between
>   SDOs less effective, harming the IETF's ability to achieve its
>   mission."
> There is, however, no coverage of the explicit issue of communications
with
> other SDOs. You will be aware of the considerable friction between the
> ccamp WG and the ITU-T. These frictions are not conducive to the
> development of standards in a timely manner. The issue in ccamp has been
> recognized and the co-chairs are striving to resolve the issues, but there
> is a long way to go.
>
> It seems that 'the process' for working with other SDOs is not perfect.
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
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