(This apparently bounced the first time on the IFWP list -- I generally
don't engage in ICANN or IFWP discussions under my Cisco affiliation....)
--karl--
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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:10:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Karl Auerbach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Fred Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Scott Bradner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
IFWP Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: fyi - an exchange of mail with ICANN
> Second, the protocol number assignment is now and has since the inception
> of the IETF been an IETF function. It is not the place of the US Government
> or any other body to assign or contract the services apart from our approval.
What happens if the IEEE or ITU (or some other "standards" body)
should come up with a UDP or TCP or even IP based protocol, and it
brews up a UDP, TCP, or IP protocol number (as appropriate)?
I perceive two distinct, and mutually exclusive, paths:
- The IEEE or ITU has to go to the IETF and ask for a number assignment.
- The IEEE, ITU, and IETF (and others) are free to legislate the number
subject to the rules to be defined by ICANN.
The letter seems to indicate the latter path.
--karl--
