VPIM Work Group

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VPIM Work Group
http//www.vpim.org Glenn Parsons gparsons_at_nortel
networks.com September 20, 2000
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Outline

• Introductions
• Review of recent VPIM activities
• TMIA, VMA
• IETF VPIM Meeting
• VPIM Bakeoff
• Review VPIM marketing proposals Network Setup
• Whats Next?

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IETF VPIM Work Group Topics

• VPIM Addenda
• VPIM addressing
• VPIM directory schema
• VPIM directory architecture (ENUM)
• VPIM IMAP extensions
• Content Negotiation for voice messaging

• VPIM v2
• VPIM v2 maturation
• IVM / VPIM v3
• IVM goals
• IVM profile
• Partial NDN
• Critical content
• Primary content hint
• Codec - MS-GSM with WAV header

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Bakeoff Motivation

• Promote VPIM v2 (RFC2421) to Draft Standard
• Requires proof of interoperable implementations
• Provide participants with valuable real world
  testing experience
• Identify areas of concern
• Provide (potential) customers with information by
  posting declarations

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VPIM Bakeoff Participants
MVP
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Network Setup
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Test Plan

• 12 required tests, 21 optional, 3 optional
  network tests
• Organized into 7 Rounds
• Grouped related tests together (e.g. Reply
  Forward)
• Some tests can be done simultaneously (these are
  noted in test plan)
• Each test must be performed twice
• Product must send and receive
• Can be done simultaneously
• Where applicable, tests should be done for both
  Desktop Telset clients
• Especially the required tests

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Recording Results

• Declaration of Compatibility completed
• On website
• Form to submit new ones
• Upon completion of a test, record Pass/Fail/Not
  Tested in handout
• Post on web site

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Unified View Marketing Proposal

• The Unified View, a wholly owned subsidiary of
  the American Eagle Group, proposes to provide
  marketing support for the VPIM initiative.
• The Unified View will maintain best efforts to
  accomplish the services listed.
• The price can be adjusted by increasing or
  decreasing the number of hours retained per month.

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Service to be Provided

• 1. Average of 15 hours of support per month in
  the following activities.
• 2. Refreshing the VPIM website with new
  information
• 3. Placing proper key words in VPIM website and
  submitting it to search engines
• 4. Actively promoting VPIM through regular
  articles in a number of venues - magazines,
  electronic newsletters, letters to editors, etc.
• 5. Regular press releases concerning VPIM
  activities
• 6. VPIM highlights on the Unified View website
• 7. Developing and refreshing a "VPIM" glossary
• 8. Developing VPIM use scenarios

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Services to be provided - contd

• 9. Developing VPIM case studies
• 10. Write-ups of VPIM events such as meetings,
  bake-offs, pavilions, etc.
• 11. Write whitepaper (5 pages or so) describing
  VPIM in layman's terms, what it can do, how it
  can be used, what vendors support it listing
  products/services and version numbers (paper will
  be updated as new versions of VPIM are supported
  by vendors)
• 12. Promotion of VPIM through presentations at
  major conferences that are part of the Unified
  View's normal speaking schedule.
• 13. Help organizing VPIM events

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Costs

• Retainer for monthly involvement
• 3000/month billed monthly net 15.
• Retainer includes normal office expenses.
  Additional hours about 20 hours for a particular
  month are billed individually at 200/hr.
• Additional support
• Presentation of VPIM capabilities at conferences
  outside of the Unified View's normal speaking
  schedule or booth support
• Support at special VPIM events
• Additional services as needed.
• Travel and expenses plus 500/day are extra of
  the normal monthly retainer.

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Whats Next?

• VPIM interoperability
• Ongoing ad hoc
• Another bakeoff in early 2001
• Results on website
• VPIM Marketing
• Promote with vendors
• Decide on details and plan
• VPIM Trials
• coordinate with TMIA VMA