Protocol Action: Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to BCP
The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Tue, 10 September 2002 19:36 UTC
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Subject: Protocol Action: Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to BCP
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:26:30 -0400
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The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft 'Change Process for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)' <draft-tsvarea-sipchange-03.txt> as a BCP. This has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Harald Alvestrand. Technical Summary The IETF's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP, RFC 3261), is becoming popular for a growing number of applications. One result of this popularity is a continuous flood of suggestions for SIP modifications and extensions. This memo describes how the Transport Area directors along with the SIP and SIPPING working group chairs have decided to deal with such suggestions. The effects of adding new features, often in a case where a point solution is sought, can be to damage security or to greatly increase complexity. Therefore this memo documents a process intended to apply architectural discipline to the future development of SIP. Working Group Summary This document is not the product of a working group, but has had extensive review within the IETF. The Last Call comments received were positive. Protocol Quality The protocol has been reviewed for the IESG by Harald Alvestrand.