Common Radio Access Protocol Set BOF (craps)

Monday, July 31 at 1530-1730
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CHAIRS: Phil Neumiller <Phillip.Neumiller@Motorola.Com>
        Pat R. Calhoun <pcalhoun@eng.sun.com> 

DESCRIPTION:

With the emergence of new wireless technologies, there has been 
a proliferation of inter-access point mobility protocols. Most 
of these are achieved through the use of complicated link layers. 
Moreover, these protocols do not allow for seamless mobility 
between different wireless technology access points.

The CRAPS BOF will examine whether a Working Group should be
chartered to design a protocol facilitating seamless handover 
that is common across most all types of radio access points and 
base stations. The goal of the Working Group is to re-use existing 
IETF protocol where possible.  The output of the Working Group 
could be used by the various wireless and cellular SDOs, which 
would then enable users to seamlessly roam between different 
wireless technologies.

The wireless Internet should provide seamless roaming, at both the 
micro and macro mobility level, and perhaps a single protocol can 
provide both. In addition, the interfaces to AAA and QOS should be 
similar.

AGENDA:

- Agenda Bashing
- Discussion of (proposed) WG Goals
- Issues and Problems identified in Open Base Station Transport
  Protocol (OBAST) work
- Scope of work regarding CDMA soft hand-off
  (draft-kepmf-cdma-appl-00.txt)
- Other speakers discussing the problems to be solved, and whether 
  they are in scope within the proposed BOF. - Proposed Charter 
  Review (and hacking of said proposed charter) - Determine whether 
  there is enough interest to form a WG