Subject: RE: [SIP] Session timer considered harmful (was RE: draft-ietf- sip-session- timer: refresh rate)

From: Steve Donovan <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:41:53 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christer Holmberg [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:57 AM
> To: Steve Donovan
> Cc: [email-masked]; [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: [SIP] Session timer considered harmful (was RE:
> draft-ietf-sip-session- timer: refresh rate)
> 

<snip>

> >>[Christer] I am still against the MUST NOT for the time value. If we
> >>define a 4xx (or if we use 488), with the Session-Expires
> >>header telling the minimum value, there is no need to 
> specify a minimum value in the
> >>standard. It's then up to the operator/network provider to specify a
> >>minimum value for his network, and configure the nodes to 
> not accept any
> >>value below that.
> > 
> >I agree.  The current plan is for the next revision of the 
> draft to contain
> >that the session timer value SHOULD NOT be less than 30 minutes.
> 
> That sounds fine.
> 
> Also, like you mentioned, we should explain in the draft the
> disadvantages of using a low value, and why it is recommended 
> not to use
> a value less than 30 minutes. Otherwise we will soon have the 
> same kind
> of discussion on the list again.

Agreed.

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Christer Holmberg
> Ericsson Finland
> 
> 
> > 
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Christer Holmberg
> > > Ericsson Finland
> > >
> > >
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