Re: [sip-ops] SIP OPTIONS "ping"

I think this is needed, and I would go for informational.  While I sort of understand that you are "pushing" the definition of OPTIONS, if it was PS, you wouldn't update any RFCs, right?

Brian

On Aug 12, 2010, at 1:14 AM, Paul E. Jones wrote:

> Folks,
>  
> Gonzalo and I produced an Internet Draft aiming at trying to bring some consistency to the way in which SIP user agents implement an OPTIONS “ping” procedure.  It seems that a very large number of vendors do this, but unfortunately, there seems to be little consistency.
>  
> Initially, we positioned the document as a standards track RFC, since this essentially builds on RFC 3261.  However, there was some pushback from folks in the IETF for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that there is no working group chartered to do the work.  We don’t feel this one draft warrants the creation of a working group.
>  
> So, we’ve got three options we can consider:
> 1)      Forge ahead outside of a working group
> 2)      Change the status of the draft to Informational
> 3)      Forget about the draft and let every SIP device do it the way they want, throwing hope of consistency out the window
>  
> (Yeah, you can tell I prefer not to go for the third option.)
>  
> In any case, I’d like to get feedback from the on the SIP operators and SIP implementers lists.  Do you think it’s worth trying to address this issue?  If so, which option do you think we should pursue?
>  
> Note that we’re certainly open to feedback on the draft.  I’d prefer it to have a few more “MUST” statements in the text, rather than “SHOULD”.  But, we need to find that right balance:
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-jones-sip-options-ping
>  
> Paul
>  
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