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Regards, Don On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 3:16 AM, Ray Bellis <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 21 Aug 2014, at 15:54, Pete Resnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > PAWS participants: > > > > Somehow an IPR disclosure was filed on the PAWS protocol document for > which we did not see an announcement: > > > > https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2340/ > > > > As far as I can tell from the title (given that the referenced IP is an > as-yet-unpublished patent), this applies to the database discovery portion > of the protocol. Since we have removed much of that discussion, we expect > mostly pre-configuration, and we have yet to (and may never) complete the > actual database discovery work, I think this may have no effect on folks > implementing the protocol. But I do need to confirm that the WG is aware of > this and still thinks it's OK to move forward with the protocol document. > > > > If there are any objections to moving forward, I need to hear that > immediately. > > > > However, I would like to hear an overt, "Yes, understood, and it's fine > to move forward" from some folks who might be implementing the protocol. > > I’m unable to find the text of the Nokia application, so it’s difficult to > assess. > > I note that they’ve quoted an application date of 29 April 2013, I’d be > amazed if there isn’t some prior work relating to database discovery (e.g. > the OFCOM spec, or ETSI EN 301 598) although that does depend on exactly > what mechanism it is they’re claiming. > > Given the WG's de-emphasis on DB discovery I see no reason to change > course based on this. > > Ray > > > > _______________________________________________ > paws mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/paws >
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