RE: [XCON] Comments on draft-barnes-xcon-framework-01

["Drage, Keith (Keith)" <drage at lucent.com>]

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> Brian Rosen
> Sent: 03 January 2005 16:06
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> Subject: [XCON] Comments on draft-barnes-xcon-framework-01
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> This document is getting better.
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> - I think we should have a discussion about whether you have to be a
> participant to be a floor chair.  I think you do.  Being a participant
> doesn't mean you have to be in the mix.  That depends on the role.
> 
In BFCP we have a distinction between floor participant and floor chair. A floor chair may be a floor participant, but is not necessarily a floor participant. 

I notice the framework document does not seem to build in any definitions of participant over and above those used in the SIPPING conference framework, and I think we may need to look at more generalised definitions (i.e. not tied to a SIP dialog existance). I notice there is text in the SIPPING framework document (section 3) that states: "The focus maintains a SIP signalling relationship with each participant in the conference". At least as far as that statement is concerned, a floor chair is not bound by that constraint.

However, a floor chair does need to learn certain information in order to use the floor control protocol. If that learning process makes that user a (conference) participant, then well and good, but we then need to make sure the definitions encompass that concept.

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