Web Elucidation of Internet Related Developments WG

47th IETF - Adelaide, SA, Australia

Preliminaries

• Circulate Blue Sheet• Will Someone Take Meeting Minutes, Please?

• E-mail list: ietf-weird@imc.org• To Subscribe: ietf-weird-request@imc.org• Chair: Chris Burke

Chris.Burke@motorola.com• Area Director: April Marine

April.Marine@nominum.com• Web page: http://usv.ietf.org/weird/

Agenda5 min Agenda Bashing

5 min Introductions

20 min Discussion of Bernie Monette web page prototype at: http://www.iaai.ca/weird

20 min Discussion of Kathy Bosovich multicast paper at:

http://home.earthlink.net/~serotonin/Multicasting2_2_8_00.html

20 min Discussion of Chris Burke wireless paper at: http://home.earthlink.net/~serotonin/HotTopicWireless.htm

15 min Status Update vs. Charter

30 min Actions for next 90 days

--- Adjourn

Agenda Bashing

Introductions

Monette Web Page

• Monette prototype of WEIRD web page at http://www.iaai.ca/weird/

• Contrast with Jones prototype at http://www.ravenrock.net/usv/weird.html

Monette Web Page Discussion

Bosovich Multicast Article

• Multicast is one of the “hot topics” we identified

• Kathy Bosovich wrote an article for WEIRD on current IETF activities in multicast. Thanks!

• Roger Kermode, co-chair of Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) WG in Transport Area, offered to review and comment on the article - waiting.

Bosovich Multicast Article Discussion

Burke Wireless Article

• Wireless is one of the “hot topics” we identified

• Chris Burke wrote an article for WEIRD on current IETF activities in multicast.

• IAB has a current strong interest in wireless issues and recommended postponing publication of the article until after their report on the Wireless Invitational and Wireless BOF at Adelaide.

Burke Wireless Article Discussion

Status Update vs. Charter

• Two partial web site prototypes built:Darrin Jones, Bernie Monette

• Three partial content pieces written:multicast, wireless, Adelaide BOF guide

• Continued interest in content from:– User community

– IESG

– Content volunteers

• Fluctuating / light WG participation and poor record vs milestones

Status Update vs. Charter

WEIRD Charter Goals and Milestones:

May 99 Finalize outline for pages and prioritize sections

Jul 99 Formally solicit feedback regarding progress to date

Jul 99 Review progress, outline and prioritization of tasks and content

Nov 99 Formally solicit feedback regarding progress to date

Nov 99 Review outline and prioritization of tasks and revise if necessary

Feb 00 Create hardcopy version and submit as Internet-Draft

Mar 00 Submit hardcopy version for RFC publication

Jul 00 Review progress and make decision to disband or re-charter

Status / Charter Discussion

Action Items for Next 90 Days

Action Items from IETF 46

Action Item• Finalize process• Finalize template• “Do It” - Content• “Do It” - Edit• “Do It” - Web• Act like a working

group - review stuff, participate

Volunteer• Chris by default• Bruce Campbell• Existing volunteers• TBD• Existing volunteers• (get list from April)

Next 90 Days Call To Action

• Begin the disband / re-charter discussion now so we can propose by IETF 48

• Continue to get hot topics pieces written• Form a “BOF Guide” sub-team for Pittsburgh

• Assign root site and webmaster• Bring up a “real” web site, with hot topic and BOF

report content, by IETF 48

Getting To Content

Subject Volunteers

QoS

IP Telephony

Multicast

Security

IPv6

Area News

StrawmanArea News / Plan Template

• BOFs happening this IETF in this Area, and what if any 'big picture' they're part of

• AD’s general architectural vision for the area• AD’s view of relationships of work in the area

to work of other WGs in same or other areas • Update on changes in area procedures that

might be good for IETF attendees or press to know about

Hot Topics Template

• What is it (30 words or less)

• Which working groups in IETF address this, what are their perspectives

• How are the activities on this topic in different working groups related / interdependent

• What are the current status, time scales, expected short-term developments.

• Date on all information (aging)

• Extended comments if any

• What else is important that’s not on the template

• Who is implementing it (????)

• Who are you?– Identification / credit– Credentials?– Disclaimer / individuality vs

institutional opinion

• Links– mailing lists– additional information (URLs) to

WGs -> chairs, ADs– repository identified– n.b. don’t want press directed to

WG mailing lists– Related, outside the IETF– If you read nothing else, read this...

Thanks!

Have a great weekend.