Re: [apps-discuss] IETF technical plenary: the end of application protocols

[Hannes Tschofenig <[e-mail]>]

On Mar 22, 2011, at 10:47 AM, SM wrote:

> I read "post-standardization environment" in terms of an organization trying to find something to do when its mission is obsoleted by events.


We had to find some term to describe this paradigm and concept.  

When you look through the broader standardization landscape then you for sure will notice that there are architectural differences in where groups see the need for standards and interoperability and what degree of interoperability is necessary. For example, compare a 3GPP IMS architecture, the IETF SIP architecture, and the RTCWeb-based architecture. I hope you recognize differences - differences that go beyond the protocol level. 

I assume that you do not just randomly standardize something and wait for someone else to pick it up (although researchers like to explore the entire solution space and that's fine as well).

While it is difficult to provide suggestions regarding the approach a protocol designer should take there are various side-effects of any decision you make. When we interviewed folks in the Web community (from inside the IETF as well as outside) it was not so clear where the limits for the Web (HTML/JavaScript) model are. In any case they are changing rapidly. We hope to get more feedback from those who have been exposed to some of the mentioned Web technologies. Are you this Web person?

Ciao
Hannes