BoF Announcement for IETF-57, Vienna: (IP over MPEG-2)

[Dr G Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk>]

A BOF will be held in Vienna on the subject of building standards for IP
networks using MPEG-2 Transport Stream transmission. This is intended to
cover issues common to implementors/operators wishing to build efficient
IP transmission networks using DVB, ATSC, etc. Satellite systems are
currently a major user of this technology.  The description is below.

For the current (as yet provisional scheduling see):

http://www.ietf.org/meetings/

IP over MPEG-2/DVB Transport
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BoF Description
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The MPEG-2 Transport Stream provides a transmission network that has
become widely use to support digital TV broadcast, including: DVB, DAB,
ATSC, ISDB-T. These and related standards define a set of commercially
available components that are increasingly being used  to provide a
general-purpose packet transmission network.  MPEG-2 Transport networks
are being used to build IP networks to supplement broadcast TV/audio
services and also to provide one-way and two-way IP-only subnetworks. 

The BOF will explore how the IETF might work to define documents that
describe the protocols required to build a complete IPv4/IPv6
unicast/multicast service, and the mappings that are needed to perform
address resolution, etc. A set of Internet Drafts will be reviewed
describing requirements, and some proposed protocols.


DRAFT AGENDA
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CHAIRS:
Gorry Fairhurst <gorry@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Bernhard Collini-Nocker <bnocker@cosy.sbg.ac.at>

Agenda Bashing (5 minutes)
        - Election of scribes (jabber scribe?)


What is MPEG-2? and Why is this an IETF activity? (10 minutes)
        draft-fair-ipdvb-req-03.txt
        Bernhard Collini-Nocker

Lightweight Encapsulation  (15 minutes)
        draft-clausen-ipdvb-enc-01.txt
        draft-fair-ipdvb-ule-00.txt
        Gorry Fairhurst

Address Resolution for IPv4/IPv6 (10 minutes)
        draft-fair-ipdvb-ar-00.txt
        (tbc)

Proposed Roadmap (15 minutes)
        Gorry Fairhurst
        - STANDARDS TRACK RFC on Encapsulation (review Oct 2003) (to
IESG by
Dec 2003)
        - INFO RFC on Address Resolution (review Mar 2004) (to IESG by
June 2004)
        - INFO RFC on Architecture (review Mar 2004) (to IESG by Jun 2004)

Open mic discussion
        - Protocol issues?
        - Deployment issues?
        - Does this need an IETF WG?


References:

http://www.erg.abdn.ac.uk/ip-dvb/

Requirements for transmission of IP datagrams over MPEG-2/DVB networks. 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fair-ipdvb-req-03.txt

Simple Encapsulation for transmission of IP datagrams over MPEG-2/DVB
networks.
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-clausen-ipdvb-enc-01.txt
              
Ultra Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) for transmission of IP datagrams
over MPEG-2/DVB networks. 
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fair-ipdvb-ule-00.txt 

Address Resolution for IP datagrams over MPEG-2 networks.
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-fair-ipdvb-ar-00.txt



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