[Netext] next steps for netext

Hi Julien,

On 2009/04/11, at 13:40, Julien Laganier wrote:

> Hello Sri,
>
> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Sri Gundavelli <sgundave at cisco.com>  
> wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>> So, its possible for the MAG to derive that information from the
>>>> network, in many cases, including in 3GPP, as Vijay pointed out
>>>> for single attach.
>>>
>>> This is done by a special L2 message introduced for that - i.e. a  
>>> change
>>> of the host (which is not visible to IETF as it is done at L2 and  
>>> not L3,
>>> but still very real)
>>
>> We can indeed define a L2 message, allow the network to make that
>> decision, or allow it to push policy templates to the terminal.
>>
>> In any case, changes to host, in the form of application requirement
>> or connection manager requirement, or any application layer policy
>> push, does not break IETF standards. If some operator wants to  
>> install
>> such application on the terminal, I wonder why we should have a  
>> problem.
>> Also, IMO, we are dreaming, if we assume that any operator will  
>> qualify
>> any host on their network, with out zero software addition. Looking
>> at EV-DO deployments today, all operators ship connection manager
>> software.
>
> I don't know about EV-DO -- But for sure I wasn't dreaming the many
> times I accessed an HSPA network with my off-the-shelf Linux laptop
> (i.e. _with_ zero software addition.)

Docomo has a connection manager for HSDPA data connection for MAC and  
WIN in Japan!!!!
In addition, user is advised to use this software to connect DoCoMo's  
WiFi network...

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/english/service/data/foma/index.html

Not so many people use UNIX laptop these days.
Are you saying the linux is reference implementation for PMIP  
discussion?

regards,
ryuji

regards,
ryuji

> --julien
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