[hp-wan] New version of draft-kcrh-hpwan-state-of-art

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Hi All,

Please find the new version of:

Current State of the Art for High-Performance Wide-Area Networks
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-kcrh-hpwan-state-of-art-03

If you want to see the diffs, please use: http://bit.ly/476m5G4.

Quite a few updates, and special thanks to Kehan and Tim:

- Improved readability with updates to key sections
- Focus on NREN R&E applications within the document
- Clarifying architectural elements
- Inclusion of NREN/R&E examples from China
- Further discussion on emerging topics, resources, and network control
- Additional references

We *think* the document is complete now; a few deep reviews would be very welcome. If we missed anything obvious or you would like further details, please let us know now. 😊

During our meeting at IETF 124, we will share plans for an HPWAN Hackathon at IETF 125 based on the architectural approaches, technologies, topologies, and use cases discussed in the document.

BR, Dan (on behalf of the authors).