RE: [RPRWG] Agenda Items for Albuquerque
Bob,
I respectfully disagree. I appreciate the brainstorming process you led some number of meetings ago that brought forward many interesting and potentially useful ideas. But, until someone follows up on at least one of these, I see no point in trying to start a study group. There has not been even one single message to the reflector or any presentation to the WG suggesting an area that people want to see worked on.
While I share your desire to see 802.17 continue to grow, I do not want to see a study group started until it has been identified what that study group is studying, and that there is clear interest, as shown by:
a) some core of the WG agrees it sounds like something useful to work on
b) some core of people are willing to commit the time to work on it
c) some core of companies are interested in productizing it, and/or some core of companies are interested in buying it
I strongly encourage people to look back over the brainstorming list, and/or consult with their customers to decide what is worth their time to work on. Then, perhaps after rallying support from others, present the idea to the working group and/or schedule a Call For Interest. After this, we can realistically discuss the creation of a study group.
jl
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert D. Love [mailto:rdlove@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 9:52 AM
To: Mike Takefman; stds-802-17
Subject: Re: [RPRWG] Agenda Items for Albuquerque
All, at this meeting there should be a concerted effort to begin the work
necessary for the next edition of the RPR standard. At a minimum, by
Thursday afternoon there should be a motion requesting a "study group" that
will be looking into the standardization of some extension of RPR.
Best regards,
Robert D. Love
President, LAN Connect Consultants
7105 Leveret Circle Raleigh, NC 27615
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Takefman" <tak@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "stds-802-17" <stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:00 AM
Subject: [RPRWG] Agenda Items for Albuquerque
>
> RPRWGers,
>
> Our opening Plenary will start on monday afternoon at 1, but
> the agenda appears to mostly be administrative at the moment.
>
> I have not received any requests for presentation slots, but
> there are always late requests. So there may be some technical
> content.
>
> Right now the agenda appears as follows.
>
> Usual Boilerplate
> Review of Financial Operations for 2002, 2003
> Vice-Chair Election or Acclamation ?
> Sponsor Ballot - Are we Ready and What is the Process
> 802.17a - Start of WG Ballot
>
> Tuesday morning we will start with the editors report
> and then figure out what the CR schedule is.
>
> We will also review 802.17a on tuesday and resolve
> some comments that came from Norm/Tony. But everyone
> is free to give it a read prior to the meeting and
> generate some discussion.
>
> Wednesday morning the ballot closes and in the
> afternoon we get the editor's report and finish CR.
>
> We may begin our closing plenary on wednesday IFF
> we are ahead on schedule. Otherwise we start it thursday
> morning.
>
> mike
> --
> Michael Takefman tak@xxxxxxxxx
> Distinguished Engineer, Cisco Systems
> Chair IEEE 802.17 Stds WG
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>
>