Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-18 Thread Pekka Nikander
IMHO, this thread of this discussion belongs to the HIP WG list. I am replying there. --Pekka Nikander On Sep 17, 2005, at 15:48, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote: On 15-sep-2005, at 9:57, Pekka Nikander wrote: So, as I state in my little web page, I think we really should work hard to

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-17 Thread Iljitsch van Beijnum
On 15-sep-2005, at 9:57, Pekka Nikander wrote: So, as I state in my little web page, I think we really should work hard to create a new waist for the architecture. I, of course, have my own theory where the new waist should be and how it should be implemented, Well, don't be shy:

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-15 Thread Pekka Nikander
So, as I state in my little web page, I think we really should work hard to create a new waist for the architecture. I, of course, have my own theory where the new waist should be and how it should be implemented, Well, don't be shy: where can we absorb these insights? Since you ask:

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-14 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
On 14:32 13/09/2005, Pekka Nikander said: OTOH, maybe I am just a dreamer and totally off the ground here? No, you are not! However the problem with a vision is to know where the boarder is between dreams and real future. This is why I prefer a more prosaïc model which gives a simple image

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-14 Thread Iljitsch van Beijnum
On 13-sep-2005, at 14:32, Pekka Nikander wrote: So, as I state in my little web page, I think we really should work hard to create a new waist for the architecture. I, of course, have my own theory where the new waist should be and how it should be implemented, Well, don't be shy:

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-13 Thread Masataka Ohta
Jeffrey Hutzelman wrote: If you have complicated requirements, you are wrong. You are only ever wrong if you do not listen to your customers and as a result fail to provide them with what they want. This is a vast oversimplification. Even if you give your customers what they want,

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-13 Thread Pekka Nikander
Jari Arkko wrote: - Good architecture and good design. Placement of functionality in the right place. I suspect that we don't do enough work in this area. Almost all of our activities are related to specific protocol pieces, not so much on how they work together, what the whole needs to do,

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-12 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On søndag, september 11, 2005 17:57:29 -0400 Henning Schulzrinne [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - Generalization of point solutions. Even major new functionality often starts out as the need of a specialized group of users. If you always do only what is needed right now and don't think ahead

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-12 Thread Masataka Ohta
Henning Schulzrinne wrote: The assumption that specialized protocols are needed for every new application. That's irrelevant. The question is whether the application is complicated or not. As an example, SIP is more complicated than it has to be because there was a decision to support

RE: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-12 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Behalf Of Masataka Ohta If you have complicated requirements, you are wrong. You are only ever wrong if you do not listen to your customers and as a result fail to provide them with what they want. The world is complex, sometimes solutions must also be complex. In those cases the design

RE: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-12 Thread Jeffrey Hutzelman
On Monday, September 12, 2005 10:13:52 -0700 Hallam-Baker, Phillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Behalf Of Masataka Ohta If you have complicated requirements, you are wrong. You are only ever wrong if you do not listen to your customers and as a result fail to provide them with what they

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-11 Thread Jari Arkko
standards bloat solution: anyone proposing a new feature has to propose two features to be retired. anyone proposing a new standard has to propose two standards to be retired. This is a fun thread, but if we ever decide to get serious about complexity, we can't assume a static Internet or

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-11 Thread Henning Schulzrinne
- Good architecture and good design. Placement of functionality in the right place. I suspect that we don't do enough work in this area. Almost all of our activities are related to specific protocol pieces, not so much on how they work together, what the whole needs to do, what etc.

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-10 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On 9. september 2005 13:55 -0500 Spencer Dawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This was quite funny - both of you! Of course, the first thing to do when you want to lose complexity is Stop adding to the problem (as in Put down the fork and push away from the table...). standards bloat

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-09 Thread Richard Shockey
Pekka Nikander wrote: In a whimsical mood, I put up a web page that tries to clarify the comments that I made about complexity during the Paris IETF Thursday plenary. So, for your bed time enjoyment: http://www.tml.tkk.fi/~pnr/FAT/ Pekka this is a outstanding piece of work and I would

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-09 Thread Spencer Dawkins
PROTECTED] Cc: ietf@ietf.org Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 1:35 PM Subject: Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol Pekka Nikander wrote: In a whimsical mood, I put up a web page that tries to clarify

Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat ugly incomprehensiable protocol

2005-09-09 Thread Richard Shockey
? Grumble Grumble .. burp See you in Vancouver, Spencer From: Richard Shockey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pekka Nikander [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: ietf@ietf.org Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 1:35 PM Subject: Re: The IETF has difficulty solving complex problems or alternatively Why IMS is a big fat