RE: Whither the RDDP WG

I would suggest that we let the work group remain idle for a year or so,
and then re-convene on the next round of innovation. Areas of interest
include:

- extending the protocol to support atomics
- extending the protocol to support concepts of collective operations
(aka MPI).
- extending the protocol after iSCSI/NFS work is done and we better
understand the bottlenecks that they encountered so that we can go for a
version 2 of this protocol. 

One of the things that is worthwhile pointing out is the RDMA Read
creates huge opportunities for new innovation (generically fetch&op).
Atomics are obvious. I expect other areas will come up as applications
begin to better understand this new paradigm.



Jim Pinkerton




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> All of the remaining RDDP WG drafts have now been submitted
> to the ADs/IESG for publication as RFCs.  Congratulations
> and thanks to everyone who contributed!
> 
> The next thing to be done is consult with Area Directors
> about other work for the WG to undertake.  I don't know
> of any at this time, but suggestions can be sent to the
> mailing list.
> 
> In the absence of additional work items, I would expect
> that the RDDP WG will be concluded (terminated) sometime
> after the IETF Vancouver meeting week in November (reminder:
> No RDDP meeting in Vancouver).  The mailing list will
> remain active regardless to deal with any issues that
> arise in getting the RDDP drafts through to IESG approval.
> 
> Thanks,
> --David (RDDP WG chair)
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