Re: [6lo] Focusing the charter

Hi Carsten,

IMO the 6lo effort is really needed for the reasons already stated (e.g.
in the 6lo Info Page).

I support and plan to attend the (possible) BOF in Berlin.

Greetings,

Carles

> On Jun 1, 2013, at 14:44, Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> wrote:
>
>> 6Lo focuses on INT area work that is needed for constrained node
>> networks.
>> [...]
>
> On a mailing list, when there is a period of quiet after a suggestion, it
> is sometimes hard to find out whether
>
> 1) everybody, of course, agrees, and that is so obvious that it needs no
> saying,
> 2) everybody is annoyed by the idiot that made the suggestion, and nobody
> wants to give it more attention than it is worth by pointing out the
> obvious flaws,
> 3) nobody cares,
> 4) __________________ (fill in the blanks)
>
> Can you give a quick 1/2/3/4?
>
> Also, there were two suggestions outside this thread:
>
> -- Behcet would like to include secure bootstrapping in the focus of the
> group.
>    I think I have already explained that I have mixed experience with
> that,
>    and that I would like to focus on the IP-over-foo documents and common
> infrastructure they may need.
>    However, some IP-over-foo may need to interact with the network keying
> going on at the foo layer.
>    On the other hand, there is also a BOF brewing on adapting DTLS for
> constrained node networks.
>    So if you have some specific work you think that needs to be done
>    to make a 6LoWPAN-like network work, we probably need to hear about it.
>
> -- I received an off-list comment that it might be a good idea to do some
> more generic
>    architecture work on low-power adaptation.  Again, I'm a bit skeptical
> that we can muster the energy.
>    So far, we seem to have worked well by addressing one technology at a
> time.
>    On the other hand, 6LoWPAN-ND definitely has had its own share of
> architecture work,
>    and if there is a need to do more, we should discuss this.
>    (Strictly speaking, drafts like draft-bormann-intarea-alfi-02 or
>    draft-thubert-6lowpan-backbone-router-03 also include some architecture
> work.)
>
> It would be good if we could get a number of yays/nays for the general
> direction of charter proposal and input on the above specific points (or
> any other that need discussion) in the next couple of days here on this
> list; the IESG will need to decide next week whether to hold this BOF in
> Berlin or not.
>
> Grüße, Carsten
>
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