> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Crocker [mailto:dhc2@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:45 AM > From outside IETF: > > > XMPP > > iSCSI > > MPLS > Dave, MPLS is an IP technology that has been largely driven inside IETF. Millions of users have benefited from the backbones running with MPLS protocols. It's about 10-year old. MPLS has refined, modified and reused many other IETF protocols, RSVP, OSPF, ISIS and BGP etc. Also for the role of IETF, I think it should take a more active role in creating standard protocols for the industry. One example comes to mind is in the area of streaming video - way too many proprietary protocols today. Another place that needs some serious help is P2P. The lack of standard in those areas has negative impact to their growth. Regards, - Ping _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf