It looks to me that one can imagine 'centralized' solutions which are also based on reusing SIP related functionality developed in RAI. I would rather not close such an option and allow the WG a window of opportunity in which alternate solutions that could meet the same goals can be presented. Dan > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Barnes [mailto:mary.ietf.barnes@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6:24 PM > To: Romascanu, Dan (Dan) > Cc: DISPATCH; IETF-Discussion list > Subject: Re: [dispatch] VIPR - proposed charter version 3 > > Hi Dan, > > The term peer to peer is intended to exclude mechanisms that > would use a central repository for the information: This was > discussed in an earlier thread: > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dispatch/current/msg02027.html > > In one sense it is a solution, however, in another sense it > is reusing SIP related functionality defined in RAI and thus > is in a similar vein as specifying the use of SIP in a charter. > > Thanks, > Mary. > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:42 AM, Romascanu, Dan (Dan) > <dromasca@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> The VIPR WG will address this problem by developing a peer to peer > >> based approach to finding domains that claim to be > responsible for a > >> given phone number and validation protocols to ensure a reasonable > >> likelihood that a given domain actually is responsible for > the phone > >> number. > > > > Hi, > > > > Clarification question. What exactly means 'peer to peer > based approach' > > and what kind of approaches are excluded by having this in > the charter. > > Does 'approach' mean solution? If so why does a specific type of > > solution need to be agreed in the charter, while all we > have at hand > > at this point are individual contribution I-Ds that describe the > > 'problem statement and some possible starting points for solutions'? > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > > Dan > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: dispatch-bounces@xxxxxxxx > >> [mailto:dispatch-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Barnes > >> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 8:38 PM > >> To: DISPATCH > >> Subject: [dispatch] VIPR - proposed charter version 3 > >> > > > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf