Hi
Yesterday we got 5 IPR statements ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]) related to the
following drafts respectively:
draft-ietf-i2nsf-nsf-facing-interface-dm
draft-ietf-i2nsf-nsf-monitoring-data-model
draft-ietf-i2nsf-capability-data-model
draft-ietf-i2nsf-registration-interface-dm
draft-ietf-i2nsf-consumer-facing-interface-dm
All of these are WG documents, and one of them (the capability data model
draft) is in WGLC. See [6] and RFC 8179 for more information about IPR
disclosures.
All the disclosures claim that the patents or patent applications mentioned may
be necessary for implementation of the drafts. Neither the chairs nor anyone
else in the IETF is considered competent to evaluate such claims or the
validity of any patents, so I suggest that in this thread we avoid bringing
this up. What may be concerning is that the licensing policy for these
disclosures is "Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers
with Possible Royalty/Fee”, which makes such technologies problematic to many
implementers, especially non-commercial ones.
To quote from section 7 of RFC 8179:
In general, IETF working groups prefer technologies with no known IPR
claims or, for technologies with claims against them, an offer of
royalty-free licensing. However, to solve a given technical problem,
IETF working groups have the discretion to adopt a technology as to
which IPR claims have been made if they feel that this technology is
superior enough to alternatives with fewer IPR claims or free
licensing to outweigh the potential cost of the licenses.
So this message is to start a discussion about how the I2NSF working group
would like to handle this disclosure. Continuing as before and moving to
publication is the default outcome of this discussion, but the WG is required
to evaluate its position about these disclosures. This is what this thread is
for.
Thanks,
Linda & Yoav
[1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/3553/
[2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/3557/
[3] https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/3556/
[4] https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/3555/
[5] https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/3554/
[6] https://www.ietf.org/standards/ipr/
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