Re: IAB and INT Area Workshop on "Interconnecting Smart Objects with the Internet"

[Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]>]

What are the IPR constraints here?



On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Hannes Tschofenig <
[e-mail]> wrote:

> The Internet Architecture Board and the IETF Internet Area will hold a
> workshop on the Friday, 25th March 2011 in Prague on the topic:
>
>             "Interconnecting Smart Objects with the Internet"
>
> Attached to this workshop is a tutorial day on the same topic on Saturday,
> 26th March 2011. Please find more information about it at:
> http://www.iab.org/about/workshops/smartobjects/tutorial.html
>
> - Background
>
> Today's Internet is experienced by users as a set of applications, such as
> email, instant messaging, and social networks. While these applications do
> not require users to be present at the time of service execution in many
> cases they are. There are also substantial differences in performance
> between the various end devices, but in general end devices participating in
> the Internet are considered to have high performance.
>
> As we move forward with the interconnection of all kinds of devices via the
> Internet, these characteristics will change. The term "Internet of Things"
> denotes a trend where a large number of devices benefit from communication
> services that use Internet protocols. Many of these devices are not directly
> operated by humans, but exist as components in buildings, vehicles, and the
> environment. There will be a lot of variation in the computing power,
> available memory, and communications bandwidth between different types of
> devices.
>
> Many of these devices provide new services or provide more value for
> previously unconnected devices. Some devices have been connected in various
> legacy ways in the past but are now migrating to the use of the Internet
> Protocol, sharing the same communications medium between all applications
> and enabling rich communications services.
>
> Much of this development can simply run on existing Internet protocols. For
> instance, home entertainment and monitoring systems often offer a web
> interface to the end user. In many cases the new, constrained environments
> can benefit from additional protocols that help optimize the communications
> and lower the computational requirements. Examples of standardization
> efforts targeted for these environments include the "Constrained RESTful
> Environments (CoRE)", IPv6 over Low power WPAN (6LoWPAN)", and Routing Over
> Low power and Lossy networks (ROLL)" working groups at the IETF.
>
> This workshop aims to explore the experience and approaches taken by
> researchers and developers of Internet technology, when considering the
> characteristics of constrained devices. Engineers know that many design
> considerations need to be taken into account when developing protocols and
> architecture. Balancing between the conflicting goals of computing
> performance, code size, economical incentives, and security is often
> difficult, as illustrated by Clark, et al. in "Tussle in Cyberspace:
> Defining Tomorrow's Internet", see
> http://groups.csail.mit.edu/ana/Publications/PubPDFs/Tussle2002.pdf
>
> This workshop aims to discuss the experience and approaches taken when
> designing protocols and architectures for interconnecting smart objects to
> the Internet. To frame the discussion we suggest, as examples, to
> investigate the area of integration in the following categories:
> * Scalability
> * Power efficiency
> * Interworking between different technologies and network domains
> * Usability and manageability
> * Security and Privacy
>
> The goal of the IETF is "to make the Internet work better" and the workshop
> organizers are interested in receiving contributions that support this goal.
> Results may lead to guidelines and recommendations, proposals for new
> standards development, start of new research activities, and the
> documentation of best current practices regarding implementation and
> configuration.
>
> - Workshop Style
>
> The workshop’s main focus will be on the discussions of technical topics.
> (This is not a mini-conference where every author just briefly talks about
> their papers.)
>
> In order to keep the group at a manageable size, participants are required
> to submit a position paper as an expression of interest. Submitters of
> accepted position papers will be invited to attend the workshop. Active
> participation will be expected.
>
> The workshop will be structured as a series of working sessions punctuated
> by invited speakers who will present relevant background information or
> controversial ideas that help participants reach a deeper understanding of
> the subject. The organizing committee may ask submitters of particularly
> salient papers to present their ideas and experiences at the workshop. For
> each slot, there will be one or two invited controversial speakers, and
> group work on the problem that’s identified, hopefully reaching either a
> deeper understanding of the problem or some means of approaching it.
>
> - Important Dates
>
> Position papers must be submitted at latest February, 11th, 2011. Note: An
> early submission allows us to provide you feedback!
>
> Submitted position papers will be reviewed immediately by the program
> organizers and an invitation to the workshop will be sent to one of the
> paper authors. At the latest, invitations will be distributed by February,
> 25th.
>
> This one-day workshop will take place on Friday, 25th March, 2011, right
> before the 80th IETF meeting in Prague, which starts on Sunday, 27th March.
> Independent of this workshop but relevant for the participants, are tutorial
> events on Saturday, 26th March 2011. These tutorials will focus on ongoing
> IETF efforts related to the IETF CoRE, ROLL, and 6LoWPAN working groups.
> More details can be found at:
>
> - Position Paper Requirements
>
> Interested parties must submit a brief contribution describing their work
> or approach, as it relates to the workshop theme. We welcome visionary ideas
> for how to tackle the integration of constrained devices, as well as
> write-ups of deployment experience, and lessons-learned from successful or
> failed attempts at integrating these constrained devices with the Internet.
> Contributions are not required to be original in content.
>
> We solicit brief write-ups with 1 to 3 pages, formatted in HTML, PDF, or
> plain text (for example as a submitted Internet Draft). We encourage paper
> authors to limit themselves on the most important challenge. A focused
> message will be key! Accepted position papers will be published (in addition
> to meeting minutes, slides, and a workshop report).
>
> Please send your position paper to [e-mail].
>
> - Venue
>
> The planned date and location for the workshop is Friday, March 25th, in
> Prague. Details about the meeting venue will be provided to the invited
> workshop participants. During the breaks coffee and tea will be served.
>
> There are no plans for remote participation.  Minutes of discussions will
> be available, and offers to organize audio recording would be gladly
> appreciated.
>
> - Workshop Organizers
>
> We look forward to your input. The workshop organizers are Jari Arkko
> (Internet Area Director), Hannes Tschofenig (IAB), Bernard Aboba (IAB),
> Carsten Bormann (CoRE and 6LoWPAN WG Chair), David Culler (ROLL WG Chair),
> Lars Eggert (Transport Area Director, and upcoming IRTF Chair), JP Vasseur
> (ROLL WG Chair), Stewart Bryant (Routing Area Director), Adrian Farrel
> (Routing Area Director), Ralph Droms (Internet Area Director), Geoffrey
> Mulligan (6LoWPAN WG Chair), Alexey Melnikov  (Applications Area Director),
> Peter Saint-Andre (Applications Area Director), Marcelo Bagnulo (IAB), Zach
> Shelby (Smart Power Directorate), Isidro Ballesteros Laso (European
> Commission), Fred Baker (Member of the Smart Power Directorate and liaison
> to the US Smart Grid Interoperability Panel - SGIP).
>
> Up-to-date information about the workshop is available at:
> http://www.iab.org/about/workshops/smartobjects/
>
> Feel free to contact us at [e-mail].
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