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Re: [RAI] SIPit 24 summary



Dean,

On May 28, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Dean Willis wrote:

There's gotta be a better way to track compliance.

I hate to suggest this, but is it time for "reference profiles" that describe fixed subsets of functionality? I seem to recall the Java people did this, with two or three levels of Java functionality; ME, MIDP, CLDC, and so on.

My sense is that while this didn't work 100%, it at least served to encapsulate functionality bundles so people could talk about them.


This is largely what the SIP Forum is seeking to do with their "SIPconnect" certification program, although that is only looking at the SIP interconnection between an on-premise system and a SIP Service Provider. The idea, though, is to build a profile of what are the necessary RFCs, etc. to support and have people test against that.

Similarly, the WiFi Alliance has done this with the various IEEE 802.11 specs. Hide the specific details of exactly which 802.11 specs are supported behind broader, more user-friendly certification marks. (in their case)

Regards,
Dan
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