[SIPForum-techwg] SIPconnect 1.1 timeline - strawman ..

[Hadriel Kaplan]

Hey Adam,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: techwg-bounces at sipforum.org [mailto:techwg-bounces at sipforum.org] On
> Behalf Of Uzelac, Adam
> >
> > 1) Section 11 (Enterprise Identities):  I would like to see
> > this section revised to cover the registration process.
>
> I disagree.  In my view, the relationship between the Enterprise with a
> IP-PBX, and a SIP Service Provider (SSP) is  a "trunking" relationship.
> I view a SIP Registration process as "line" side.  This is consistent
> with the text in the introduction of the document: "this document
> defines the protocol support, implementation rules, and features
> required for a predictable interoperable scenario between SIP-enabled IP
> PBXs and SIP-enabled Service Providers."

I think you're actually both right. :)  There are providers which treat their Enterprise customers as "line side", and many that treat it as "trunk side".  The difference I've seen so far is around the size of the Enterprises being connected - for medium/large Enterprises, it's a defined trunk; for SMB's the provider treats them as a line side to some degree, specifically with a Registration process.  The needs of those two markets are different, for both provider and enterprise, methinks.

-hadriel