RE: (Upcoming) Profile work

["Romascanu, Dan \(Dan\)" <dromasca@avaya.com>]

I believe this to be an important goal for this working group. For
example, if I am not mistaken (and I am at 33000 feet without an
Internet connection to check), the WG charter refers to enterprise
networks, but I know that I found very few things to guide enterprise
network operators in the documents issues until now. The 'profile
documents' may be the ones to fill this gap, but in order for this to
happen we need to reach to and gain active participation from all
constituencies mentioned including small and enterprise network
operators. 

Dan


 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-opsec@psg.com [mailto:owner-opsec@psg.com] On 
> Behalf Of patrick cain
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:36 PM
> To: opsec@ops.ietf.org
> Subject: (Upcoming) Profile work
> 
> Hi,
> 
> One of our tasks defined in the charter was to develop some 
> profiles for specific network environments using the other 
> documents we generated. 
> 
> The charter says:
> 	"Profile Documents:
> 
> 	Profiles documents will be produced, which cite the capabilities
> 	relevant to different operating environments."
> 
> Since we didn't spend a lot of time early on being specific 
> with what the profiles would actually contain, I would like 
> to start that discussion. It will be one of the agenda items 
> in Dallas, too.
> 
> 'Profiles' at least to me, are designed to guide (a) a large 
> network operator, (b) a small network operator, and (c) an 
> enterprise operator, on how to use both RFC 3781 and the 
> capabilities documents that we are assembling. [There may be 
> different interpretations of the profile word.]
> 
> I think that it is reasonable to ask people for their opinion 
> on whether they want the profiles document done, what goes 
> into them, and who intends to work on them (either author, 
> editor, reviewer, or contributer). We do not want to start 
> these documents to find out that they are either the wrong 
> documents or that no one thinks they will be used.
> So if you've been lying in wait for the profile documents to 
> begin or think this is the wrong direction to go, please 
> compose your thoughts and send a profound reply. Or, if thou 
> be in Dallas next week, be prepared to discuss it at the WG 
> meeting. We will summarize the discussions in Dallas so it 
> can continue on the mailist. 
> 
> Pat    
> 
> 
>