RE: Proposed response to OIF on OSPF ENNI

[Dimitri.Papadimitriou@alcatel.be]

lyndon - i don't think the issue is exactly there ;-)

the point is that having repeated demos and argue on 
its significance by the number and the affiliation of 
the participants does not make it necessarily a proof 
of validity both in terms of implementation and for 
what it related to the protocol arch./interoperability
- this is the point i think john wants to make -

so your question: how does IETF "validate" then ... well 
the answer by using the RFC2026 standard process - the
reports on implementation following that process can be 
found at 
<http://www.ietf.org/IESG/implementation.html>

for what it relates to MPLS/GMPLS there is addditionally
an initial launching process for starting the effort: 
the so-called MPLS/GMPLS change process - which is more 
clearly formalizing current practices when a new effort 
is started -

hope this answer your question 
- dimitri.
 




"Ong, Lyndon" <Lyong@Ciena.com>
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I confess it was all rigged, John.  Little midgets were inside the 
equipment plugging
fibers here and there and typing RSVP messages into mini keypads.
From: owner-ccamp@ops.ietf.org [mailto:owner-ccamp@ops.ietf.org] On Behalf 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:08 PM
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Subject: RE: Proposed response to OIF on OSPF ENNI

 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ong, Lyndon [mailto:Lyong@Ciena.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:39 PM
To: Drake, John E; ccamp@ops.ietf.org
Subject: RE: Proposed response to OIF on OSPF ENNI

Hi John,
 
If you wish to discuss how the tests were carried out, you can talk to the 

7 major carriers that provided lab sites and the 13 router and switch 
vendors that participated
in the 2005 demo. 
 
JD:  Just as I suspected 
 
In what sense does IETF use the term interoperability test? 
 
JD:  You know, the stuff required to advance to proposed standard
 
Is there an RFC on this? 
 
JD:  I'm sure.
 
I was unaware that IETF ran interoperability tests. 
 
JD:  I didn't say it did, and I don't know if it does. 
 
Cheers,
 
Lyndon

From: owner-ccamp@ops.ietf.org [mailto:owner-ccamp@ops.ietf.org] On Behalf 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 2:28 PM
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Subject: RE: Proposed response to OIF on OSPF ENNI

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 Regarding Topic 2:
 
 
Again I ask, wouldn’t it be better to look at this document which has been 
implemented by many vendors, and successfully interoperability tested many 
times over many years to see what can be leveraged instead of starting 
from scratch? 
 
JD:  I noticed that Jonathan has put in this plug several times.  I am 
wondering whether these events are truly interoperability tests, in the 
sense that the IETF uses the term, or rather rigged demos?  I seem to 
remember that the OIF characterized itself as a marketing organization.