Patents, IETF and Network Operators
Hi, Network Ops folks use the IETF standards for their operations. I see lot of nifty things coming out from the IETF stable and i was wondering why those dont get patented? Why bother releasing some really good idea to IETF (i.e. open standards bodies) when the vendor could have patented it. The network operators can still use it as long as they are using that vendor's equipment. I understand that interop can be an issue, since it will be a patented technology, but it will always work between the boxes from the same vendor. If so, then whats the issue? Is interop the only issue because of which most ideas get released into IETF? I guess interop is *an* issue since nobody wants a single vendor network. Thanks, Abhishek
Study on Minium Route Advertisement Interval ..
Hi, I am studying the MRAI timer and its effects on BGP - how it affects the overall BGP convergence, route flap damping, persistent oscillations, etc. It is wrt this that i would like to know the default setting that most service providers use? Do they use the default value as provider by their vendor, or do they disable it, or do they explictly set it to a value lower than the default? Please feel free to unicast me your responses. I would summarize the results and send it out on the list, without the specifics of who uses what kind of timer values. Thanks in advance, Abhishek
