[opendtv] Re: Continuous performance improvements or not
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:38:03 -0500
At 6:57 PM -0500 2/17/08, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
The other point is that there are similar organizations to the ATSC,
such as the IETF and the IEEE, that are run in similar ways. The
membership of the working groups is service providers, industry, and
academia. Their standards are also reached by consensus. And yet, the
vendors always try to differentiate themselves by offering more than the
minimum. Cisco Systems comes to mind as a perfect example.
You're kidding, right?
With the IETF any member can release something to the masses and
proliferate it WITHOUT approval by the IETF.
IF, and ONLY IF the MARKETPLACE decides that "it is good," the member
can bring this technology to the IETF for standardization. They may
need the consensus of the membership to gain standardization, but
they already have the consensus of the marketplace to move forward.
This is not to say that there are not some mundane things that the
IETF does that work more like the ATSC, but the environment is MUCH
different.
I have seen ATSC subcommittees recommend a change in the ATSC
standard, only to have the ATSC Board overrule them.
Sorry Bert, but the ATSC is a VERY POOR example of how a standards
group like this should be run. This is not a casual observation from
an industry pundit - it is based on real-world experience working on
ATSC subcommittees, and watching the power that a handful of
companies have over the standard.
Regards
Craig
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