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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (2816)	2/10/1999 6:12:00 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Frank, You said: "Oi! What havoc they are in for!" I realize that the concern here is with last mile, and modem/settop compatability. However, it's my understanding that the Optical Internternetworking Forum, oiforum.com is working on similar issues particularly as related to QoS, VoIP, VOD, and IPv6. To quote OIF FAQ: Question: How will the work of the OIF differ from that of the other various standards bodies? Answer: The OIF will concentrate on interlayer issues that specifically pertain to data networking elements natively accessing the optical layer. Most standardization efforts are defining characteristics within the optical network rather than addressing how it interacts with data networks. Because of this, the OIF expects to be completely complementary to work in the standards bodies. Where appropriate standards from organizations will be referenced and any work approved by the OIF will be dovetailed into the efforts of other organizations. Question: Why not bring issues directly to the standards bodies? Answer:The founders of the OIF believe that, in order to build optical internetworks, there are a number of issues that need to be addressed to ensure interoperability. These networks are being built today. The forum model has proven to be an expedient way to have vendors work together to bring issues to standards bodies. This is expected to lead to quicker implementation of optical internetworking standards than would be possible via standards body work alone. Frank, I believe that some possible good might come of this. Comments? Regards, Ray