Subject: RE: [Mipshop] new charter

From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:31:36 -0500

Alex,

> >>> group aims at providing services to assist with handoffs between
> >>>  heterogeneous link-layer technologies,
> >> 
> >> What exactly are the link-layer technologies that are planned?  Is
> >>  that 3GPP and 802.xx MAC?
> > 
> > 
> > 802.21 focuses on 3GPP, 3GPP2 and 802.xx MAC.
> 
> Thanks, so to a certain extent that does not pertain to GPRS to 802.xx
> handovers.

Alex, being GPRS part of 3GPP, the 3GPP-802.xx handoff is indeed in scope.

> >> This will
> >> 
> >>> be the initial focus, although eventually, additional work
> >> 
> >> on Command
> >> 
> >>> and Event Services may be added.
> >> 
> >> Enhance which protocol?
> > 
> > The answer to that question would be the result of the re-chartered 
> > WG. The idea is that, once the use scenarios and requirements are 
> > stable, we should enter into the solution space and identify if any 
> > of the existing protocols fit the requirements (perhaps with 
> > extensions) or if a new protocol is needed.
> 
> I'm sorry but that's not what the Charter text says.  The 
> Charter says:
>  threat analysis, protocol enhancements and eventually 
> Command and Event
> Services will be worked on.
> 
> Could the Charter just say: "first set up the requirements, the goals
> and the scenarios"?

We can reword the text to make it clearer.
Thanks for your input.
Stefano

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