[Asterisk-Users] IAX2 as an IETF Standard?

[Olle E. Johansson]

Iain Stevenson wrote:

> 
> 
> --On Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:13 am -0600 Steven Sokol 
> <ssokol at sokol-associates.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have seen a number of postings cross this list that mention the
>> possibility of standards-tracking IAX2 with the IETF (generating an RFC,
>> etc.).  Has that gone anywhere?  What would it take to make it happen?
>>
> 
> I think there are significant marketing advantages to generating an 
> Informational RFC for IAX2.  The fact that IAX does cross firewalls is 
> very important in the consumer market and of course helpful for everyone 
> else. At the moment Sk(h)ype gain significant PR mileage from this 
> point.  Most of the Press and Analyst community seem to leave their 
> critical faculties turned off when Skype is mentioned relating only the 
> good points and not the bad (security and bandwidth issues for end 
> users, scalability etc). Showing that there is a credible and standard 
> alternative approach seems to me to be a very good idea.

An informational RFC documenting the protocol would be a good start, it would
make it more open but not an IETF product. Security specialists would get something
to read and analyze. A VOIP protocol with RSA authentication, implemented today.

Is there any IAX2 document that could be a basis document somewhere?

/O