IESG proposed statement on the IETF mission

[graham.travers at bt.com]

James Kempf wrote:

I have not checked into this in detail, but I have heard that 3GPP has been
responding positively to IETF suggestions for improving utilization of SIP.
There was a very good and frank technical discussion at the joint meeting in
January this year.

That said, there are a few other areas of concern in some peripherial
support for 3GPP's system, which are not directly under control of 3GPP (I'm
speaking here of GRX). 3GPP has been quite helpful in addressing IETF's
concerns in this area where there is interaction with 3GPP's system, but
since the specifications are not directly under its control, there is only
so much 3GPP can do.

            jak


If this is true, it's the sort of cooperation that I referred to earlier - and of which I would like to see more.  Sure, the IETF can't force 3GPP to do anything;  but it *can* offer advice and design help, etc.  Similarly, 3GPP can't force the IETF to do anything;  but it can present requirements, which should be listened to sympathetically by the IETF.

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