[xiph-rtp] Alternate Implementations

[Phil Kerr]

Hi Ross,

Ross Finlayson wrote:

>
>> However, I just thought I'd say that we're very interested in helping
>> this move forward* and should be able to provide another, alternate
>> implementation - in the hopes of helping standardisation efforts.
>> (Multiple implementations being a normal IETF requirement for
>> standardisation)
>
>
> Just to be clear: Multiple implementations are required only for the 
> *second* stage in the IETF standardization process: Draft Standard.  
> The first stage in the standardization process - Proposed Standard - 
> does not require multiple implementations (but will, of course, 
> require the consensus of the IETF AVT working group, and the IESG).

Thanks for this info.  It can't hurt to reach this stage with a few 
implementations already out in the wild.

>
> In any case, I also plan to include implementations of the Vorbis (and 
> Speex) RTP payload formats in the "LIVE.COM Streaming Media" libraries 
> - once these payload format specifications have undergone additional 
> IETF review, and appear stable.  So that will be another independent 
> implementation of these payload formats.

This would be great, the more the merrier!

Cheers

Phil

>
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>     Ross Finlayson
>     LIVE.COM
>     <http://www.live.com/>
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