[SIPForum-techwg] Restart SIP Forum last call on SIPconnect

[Richard Shockey]

Since there are no substantive issues raised during the Last Call this
document is finished.

 

Rohan I believe it is now up to you to request the document be approved by
the SIPForum Board of Directors.

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Richard Shockey [mailto:richard at shockey.us]

Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:14 PM

To: 'SIP Forum Tech WG'

Subject: Restart SIPforum last call on SIPConnect

 

 

A number of folks have asked the authors and the chair when the

SIPConnect specification is going to be made "final".

 

The answer is that the actual text of the Recommendation is final as far

as the WG is concerned.  But the procedure in the SIPForum for making

it final requires at least two interoperable implementations.

 

We are now identifying, and collecting the test data, to show we have

these interoperable implementations.

 

But, we (the Task Group) didn't quite follow the procedures for the actual

document approval, as dictated by Forum process.  This process

dictates that after the WG finishes its last call, the Chair of the Task
Group

submits the Recommendation to the Tech Working group chair for approval

who then in turn formally presents it to the SIPForum Board of Directors

for approval.

 

We did not do that. < sorry >

 

After discussion with the authors the chair has decided to restart the

working group last call on the final draft listed below beginning today Wed

October 17 for 2 weeks.  Then, submit up the chain as required by process.

 

The "normal" purpose of a working group Last Call is in the style of "speak

now or forever hold your peace" in case there are fundamental objections

which have not gotten previous or adequate discussion, or minor errors

which need correction.

 

However, since this document has been under extensive discussion

throughout 2005 and 2006, I prefer that comments on THIS version

be held to a bare minimum (so as not to need to repeat this last-call),

and then make any real revisions either a 1.1 or 2.0 version of

SIPConnect, which we can (and should) begin work on immediately.

 

If you have requirements for extending the SIP Connect Specification please

put your thinking cap on, and think twice before you post them to this list.

 

So, this last call will extend from today until Noon Eastern Standard Time

October 31.

 

Once this procedure is completed we believe the Board of the SIPForum can

vote on adopting the specification ASAP hopefully during VON in Boston.

 

Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

 

The proposed final draft of the IP PBX / SP Interoperability specification
is

available at the following URL:

 

http://www.sipforum.org/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,83

/Itemid,75/

 

This version of the draft incorporates the last bit of feedback received

from the 3/10/2006 - 3/22/2006 comment period.

 

 

Richard Shockey

Director, Member of the Technical Staff

NeuStar

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Jay Batson

Managing Director, Chairman

jay.batson at sipforum.org

+1-978-824-0111





 

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