OPEN ISSUE: Standards Track

[James Kempf]

> For example, I think that it should be possible for several
different
> proposals that solve the same problem to be published in an enduring
> form by the IETF, and for a subsequent process to determine which
> one(s) will advance on the standards-track.  This would solve some
> of the problems that we have in the v6ops WG, for example.  But, we
> have no tools to do this in a way that makes the status of these
> documents visible to our "customers".
>

My understanding is that that is one purpose of the Experimental
designation.

        jak