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To: Jeff Jordan who wrote (22685)	11/11/1997 4:15:00 PM
From: Pullin-GS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

To Be a Standard or not to Be. <G> The 56K modem standard available today is being supervised by the Open 56K Forum Hmmm. I thought the ITU-T played a major role in defining standards. Not a semi-united group of independent vendors. Case-in-point: The Frame Relay Forum (known as the Gang of Four early on) instigated early discussions as to what would be an exceptable "united" implementaion of what would be know as Frame Relay in the early '90s. At which time the implementation proved feasable in real world circomstances, the CCITT (Now know as the ITU) stepped in, put their spin on it (leaning towards the RFC1490 spec that later evolved and became the ANSI ANEX-D and ANEX-A domestic standards). The early Frame Relay "standard" as defined by the forum is not compatable with the ITU standard . I can give a much more in depth comparison for this, as well as ATM (currently in war) now if you like. Also I was not aware that the current best 56K implementation (X2) was being supervised by the Open 56K "Forum". You must mean K56Flex. Respectfully, Paul Blakeslee Member Frame Relay Forum Participating member IETF CCIE #2197