>Bernard is actually one of the "right people" to tell me if I'm >MISunderstanding, but my understanding is that the IEEE handles their >"work in progress" by making it available to people who are interested in >the work as work in progress, but not putting it up for unlimited >downloading until it is approved.
To enable IETF WGs or BOFs to gain access to IEEE 802 archives as required, the IEEE 802 policy is to enable IEEE 802 WG chairs to grant access either based on their own needs, or based on a request from an IETF WG (or BOF) Chair. The policy is described below: https://datatracker.ietf.org/documents/LIAISON/file41.pdf As a result, a BOF Chair can request archive access in order to enable review of specifications relevant to the BOF. However, in this particular case, the Chair of IEEE 802.16, Roger Marks has requested IETF review and has already granted archive access: http://ieee802.org/16/liaison/docs/L80216-05_039.pdf https://datatracker.ietf.org/documents/LIAISON/file116.pdf With respect who can have access, the IETF has made it clear to IEEE 802 that since the IETF has no concept of membership, that granting archive access to any WG implies granting access to "anyone who wants it." >I've only had experience with IEEE 802.1, 802.3, 802.11, and 802.17, but >the chairs of each of these groups has been THRILLED to provide access >information to anyone who was planning to read it and either (1) comment >back to IEEE, or (2) work on IP mappings, SNMP MIB bindings, etc. based >on their work-in-progress (with the understanding, of course, that current >dtafts have no more standing in IEEE 802 than they have in IETF working >groups). Under the rules, IEEE 802 is bound to address a ballot comment from any individual. This means that any IETF participant can submit a ballot without needing to attend meetings, join IEEE, attain voting rights, etc. Also, an IETF WG working on a related topic (IP mappings, SNMP MIBs, etc.) can request access to work in progress. >So, IEEE 802 seems to be a tiny bit less "open" than the IETF, when it >comes to "work in progress", but when a completed standard is added to >the http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/, it's available for free download by >anyone, just like an RFC. I've worked with "closed" standards >groups/industry consortia ("please deposit $30K to see this spec"), and >IEEE isn't one of the "closed" ones. Given the access that IEEE 802 has provided to its standards and work in progress, there is no situation in which an IETF participant should be precluded from obtaining a relevant IEEE 802 document free of charge. Of course, for this to work, IETF WG and BOF chairs need to make use of the access that has been granted. Background on the policies and procedures that are in place is available here: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iab-ieee-802-rel-01.txt _______________________________________________ Int-area mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/int-area
