Re: [AVT] Time plan for Timed Text

[Colin Perkins <csp at csperkins.org>]

On 15 Apr 2004, at 13:29, Jose Rey wrote:
> no, it's not a pun ;)
>
> ----
>
> Hi all,
>
> it's been awhile since I submitted the
> draft-ietf-avt-rtp-3gpp-timed-text-00.txt. However to date,  I haven't 
> got
> much comments on it (to be exact: none).
>
> So... before you come out with those hundreds of comments I would like 
> to
> remind you what is this about and propose a time plan for the draft.
>
> A bit of background info
> ========================
>
> As you know the timed text draft specifies a payload format for 3GPP 
> timed
> text media format (specified in 3GPP TS26.234 Rel5 and TS26.245 Rel6). 
>  This
> is a media format that allows the creation of decorated text that can 
> be
> synchronised with audio/video/other media streams.  Examples are:
> newscasts/movies subtitles, live tickers, karaoke, multimedia
> presentations....
>
> The draft was accepted as a WG item in the last IETF Meeting in Korea 
> and
> since then a new (uncommented) version is out...
>
> Time plan for Timed Text draft
> ==============================
> Assuming that Release 6 closes in September 2004 (which is a quite 
> realistic
> assumption) this would be the time plan:
>
> - until **May 1st** (15 days from now): gather comments from AVT on 
> current
> draft-ietf-avt-rtp-3gpp-timed-text-00 and submit new version within a 
> week
> (May 7-9th)
> - repeat this process with the new draft a maximum of three times (3 
> new
> drafts) but probably only 2. That would mean that by the end of June a 
> final
> draft should be ready.
> - **End June/begin July: request WGLC**.  Assuming it passes this WGLC 
> the
> draft would enter the rest of procedures and reviews around mid July, 
> and
> would have 1.5 months to make its way to RFC which is fairly feasible.
>
> What do you think?  Comments? Got a better idea? Volunteers to review?
Sounds like a good schedule, although we should try to get the draft to 
the IESG by the end of June. I'd encourage people to comment on the 
draft.

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Colin Perkins
http://csperkins.org/


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