[XCON] Conference Control: Path Forward

[Adam Roach <adam at nostrum.com>]

[as chair]

In Vancouver, the XCON chairs outlined a process by which we would 
attempt to meet our proposed milestones. This message summarizes that 
process, as amended by the input we received from the XCON participants.

  1. Proposals for candidates for the Conference Control Protocol (CCP)
     must be submitted in internet-draft format no later than December
     31st, 2005. The draft does not need to be complete; however, there
     must be sufficient detail to make clear how the proposed protocol
     would be used to modify information in both the Common Conference
     Information and Conference Template. (See
     draft-ietf-xcon-framework for definitions).

  2. All protocols to be considered additionally need a brief message
     from an author and/or proponent of the corresponding draft that
     explains the design decisions taken in the design of the protocol,
     as well as a summary of strengths and drawbacks of the approach.
     Such proponents should contact the XCON chairs to coordinate.
         * Such proponents should discuss implementation lessons, if
           available, around using their proposed protocol to modify
           the Common Conference Information.
         * Separately, such proponents should additionally discuss
           implementation lessons, if available, around using their
           proposed protocol to modify the Conference Template.

  3. Starting in early January, the chairs will call for discussion on
     the mailing list to gauge the overall direction the working group
     wishes to proceed.

  4. Between now and January, interested parties should discuss their
     requirements around the CCP on the mailing list. These discussions
     should assist in coming to consensus on the CCP that XCON will use.

Hopefully, the result of the January discussions will resolve to a 
single approach (either by selection of one of the proposals or by 
combining one or more of them into a unified proposal).

/a

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