IPng:  TACIT

Presented by Geoff Huston/Australian Academic & Research Network

Biography:  Geoff Huston is the Network Technical Manager of the
Australian Academic and Research Network.  He is also a co-chair of the
Internet Operators group, the Intercontinental Engineering and Planning
Group (IEPG), and is currently Secretary of the Internet Society.


This presentation outlined the intent of the Transition and Coexistence
Including Testing BOF (TACIT) and indicated the role of the BOF within
the IPng process.  The presentation included a brief overview of the
issues involved with deployment of new Internet technology onto the
established Internet, and noted that these areas had not traditionally
been incorporated into the IETF process.  However, the deployment issues
of IPng were considered to be sufficiently important to explore within
the context of a BOF session, and, interest allowing, to charter a
working group within the IPng Area to examine the issue of deploying new
Internet technologies.

The issues to be examined include procedural issues concerning product
testing and assurance, availability, refinement, and transition and
coexistence with existing technology.  The operational issues to be
covered include service impact management, product deployment costs and
legacy impact.