Re: Please read - proposed WG termination

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005, H.K. Jerry Chu wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> With the DHCP over IB draft in IESG's hand, we are done with all
> the basic IPoIB work, including the architecture (informational),
> encapsulation, and DHCP (standard tracked). Now seems a good time
> to decide the next step for the WG.
>
> The work on IPoIB connected mode and most of the MIB drafts started
> a while back (2003/2002). Over the years the interest/participation
> level on these work has not been high, and now the work seems to drag
> on indefinitely. The AD has recently questioned whether the remaining
> work should be continued or not.
>
> The following is a quick update on their status:
>
> 1. IPoIB connected mode
> draft-ietf-ipoib-connected-mode-00.txt
> updated recently

Well, in recent days there has been a discussion going on based on Dror's
input. I also made some updates after some discussion on OpenIB (not on 
IETF though).  This draft itself became a working group draft this february 
after some lively discussion just before that.  It appears to me that we 
should be possible to finalise this draft soon enough.

20th sept. might be long enough to know one way or the other...

vivek

>
> 2. MIB drafts
> IPoIB Textual Conventions MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-ibmib-tc-mib-06.txt
>
> IPoIB InfiniBand Interfaces MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-ibif-mib-07.txt
>
> IPoIB subnet Management Agent MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-subnet-mgmt-agent-mib-07.txt
>
> IPoIB Channel Adapter MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-channel-adapter-mib-06.txt
>
> IPoIB Baseboard Management Agent MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-baseboard-mgmt-agent-mib-02.txt
>
> IPoIB performance Management Agent MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-perf-mgmt-agent-mib-03.txt
>
> The above 6 MIB drafts have gone through the
> MIB doctor (Randy Presuhn) review late 2003 and
> updated accordingly. All the updated drafts expired
> in April 2005.
>
> 3. IPoIB Subnet Manager MIB
> draft-ietf-ipoib-subnet-manager-mib-00.txt
>
> Submitted 3/2004 but has expired too.
>
> If you want to see any of the above work continue in the WG,
> AND is willing to participate to get the work completed, please
> speak up NOW! You will have until Sep. 20 to do so. After
> that unless there is evidence a "sufficient" interest level
> on any of the work above still exists, the WG will be disbanded
> (or become dormant in order to handle the on-going work on
> the standard-tracked RFCs) and the unfinished work abandoned.
>
> Note that authors of the above drafts may choose to resubmit
> their drafts as individual submissions if they want to continue
> to pursue their work at IETF.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Jerry & Bill
>
> IPoIB co-chairs
>
>
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