1. TICTOC BOF
IETF-70
Dec 4, 2007
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2. What is TICTOC ? Next generation timing distribution in IETF
Timing = frequency and/or time
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3. Recap - the Prague BOF A BOF was held in Prague
problem statement, or "there is an interesting problem"
NTP and 1588 presentations, or "the problem IS solvable"
other SDOs, or "the problem is not being solved elsewhere"
open mike, or "do we want to solve this problem here?".
Nearly universal agreement on all four points
However, many of those present felt that
more modularization was required
more focus was required
the precise goals of TICTOC were not clear enough
Could not achieve agreement as to charter
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4. Recap - since Prague No BOF was held in Chicago
it was felt that insufficient progress had been made
there was concern that there was still not agreement as to goals
Mailing list has been active
We now have 4 1/2 IDs :
Problem Statement draft-bryant-tictoc-probstat-01
Modularization Draft draft-stein-tictoc-modules-00
Framework Draft draft-frost-packet-timing-framework-00
RAN Synchronization Requirements draft-zhou-tictoc-ran-sync-req-00
4 1/ over MPLS draft-ronc-ptp-mpls-00 (submitted to PWE3 WG)
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5. Today's BOF FOCUS ON CHARTER
(new version available on unofficial TICTOC web site)
In order to understand the charter, we need to understand:
what a 1588 profile is
the relationship between TICTOC and NTP WGs
why AD and TD and master selection is important
the three use cases
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6. Discussion Are the use cases clear, necessary, and sufficient ?
Are the goals achievable ?
Should TICTOC take on the NG-NTP work ?
When should discovery work be done ?
Is there sufficient support for the new charter ?
How many people intend to actively participate ?
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