Dear TC6 members,
As you remember a group was nominated in the last TC6 meeting to prepare the restructuring of the Working Groups. Work went on by e-mail within this group and although the work has not finalised yet, it is time to open the proposals to the entire committee, in order that all of us are able to discuss and conclude the WG restructuring in Paris.
In the proposal that follows, I think that, somehow, I interpret the feeling of the majority of members in the group, but from the formal point of view, please consider it only under my responsibility. The idea is that for those of you, who wish to do so, comments, negative or positive, can be done before the paris meeting, in order that we have a better proposal.
Basically, I propose to keep the same Working Groups, although some of them with a different name and scope.
In summary I propose: WG 6.1: new name WG 6.2: new name and scope WG 6.3: no change WG 6.4: new name and scope WG 6.6: new name and scope WG 6.7: no change WG 6.8: new scope WG 6.10: new scope
No change is proposed for the Task Groups.
In attach you will find two files. One contains the existing names, aims and scope of the WGs. The other one contains in a simple form the new names and items proposed for the WGs.
I would like ask to the WG chairmen involved in any type of change to comment the respective proposal asap. In this case, I am referring to Guy Leduc, Samir Tohme, Guy Pujolle, Wolfgang Zimmer, Jan Slavik and Harmen van As.
After we reach an agreement we need to write the detailed aims and scope for each of the WGs. I would leave this task to the respective WG chairmen.
I wish you a nice weekend
Augusto Casaca
WG 6.1: (new name required)
(No change in aims and scope)
WG 6.2: Broadband Networks - Local Area Network Architecture - Wide Area Network Architecture - Switching and Routing - IP and ATM integration - IP and ATM mappings on lower layers - MPLS - Signalling - Network quality of service - Access Networks - Mobile access - Transport of packetized voice and video
WG 6.3: Performance of Communication Systems
(No change in aims and scope)
WG 6.4: Internet Engineering and Applications - Internet traffic characterization - Internet quality of service - Traffic engineering and control in IP networks - Multicast - Group Management - IP Virtual Private Networks - Scalability aspects - Mobile IP - Caching - Internet security protocols - Audio/Video/Voice coding for Internet services - Multimedia in the Web - Internet operation - Hypertext and Hypermedia - Agent technologies - Web navigation strategies - Internet Applications - Distributed games
WG 6.6: Network and Service Management (new name suggested)
(Aims and scope to be adapted to the new name)
WG 6.7: Smart Networks
(No change in aims and scope)
WG 6.8: Wireless communications - Wireless Access networks - Satellite networks - Wireless LANs - Cellular networks - Digital microwave systems and networks - Digital radio and TV broadcasting
WG 6.10: Photonic Networking - Photonic switching - WDM and DWDM - Optical network architectures