RE: [emergency] CAP 1.1 Standard and ITU-T Recommendation

["Alessandro Triglia" <sandro@oss.com>]

Hi all,

I have joined the TC today.

I can handle the ASN.1-related task below.

Alessandro

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elysa Jones [mailto:ejones@warningsystems.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:13
> To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: Eliot Christian
> Subject: [emergency] CAP 1.1 Standard and ITU-T Recommendation
> 
> Dear TC Members,
> 
> As we were busy with our face to face meeting last week the 
> ITU folks were busy working on integrating our CAP 1.1 
> Standard into their format and process.  They produced two 
> recommendations that are attached for your review.
> 
> The first is to be an exact representation of our existing 
> CAP 1.1 Standard in the ITU Recommendation format.  They were 
> required by their guidelines and process to make changes to 
> some of the normative references we used.  Other than that it 
> is supposed to be a match.  The second attachment is a 
> recommendation for the addition of
> ASN.1 encoding.
> 
> The ITU team has requested that we respond by May 1 on these 
> recommendations.  I have been working with OASIS Staff to 
> consider how to move forward as expeditiously as possible.  
> Different members of the staff are working to ensure we 
> follow the proper IPR, process, etc.  For example, ASN.1 
> needs to be "contributed" to OASIS for this purpose.
> 
> If we agree as a TC that this is indeed a complete and 
> correct description of our Standard and we agree to accept 
> the ASN.1 encoding that it is technically equivalent to our 
> Standard, and therefore non-substantive, we could process 
> this document through the OASIS process as an errata.  This 
> appears to be the most efficient way to proceed given the 
> OASIS process.
> 
> The changes to the normative references need to be studied in 
> some detail.  It has also been noted that in ITU 
> recommendation that in the DOM, Response Type is not 
> specified correctly.  It is, however, correct in their Data 
> Dictionary.  They did not have the benefit of the correction 
> to "assess".  As you recall, we listed "assess" in our data 
> dictionary but it was not listed in the schema and we have 
> already prepared errata document for that (thanks to Patti 
> and Rex).  This errata has been voted on by the TC but not 
> yet submitted for 15-day public comment.
> 
> Since there is already one noted discrepancy in the ITU 
> recommendation (between their DOM and data dictionary), I am 
> hopeful that they will make this minor correction as well as 
> the one for "assess" and we can move forward without them 
> having to go through another recommendation cycle.  I think 
> we are all in agreement that it would be best if these 
> Standards can track directly and do not splinter.
> 
> With there only being less than a week for us to meet their 
> requested response time, I am hopeful that all of you will 
> take a good hard look at these changes and post any 
> questions/comments to the list.  If we break this task up 
> into pieces, it may help.  The more eyes the better.
> 
> Tasks:
> 1.  Read/compare documents word for word and list any 
> discrepancies 2.  Study the normative references to be sure 
> they are correct 3.  Validate the ASN.1 notation is a correct 
> representation and technically equivalent to the XML schema
> 
> Jamie Clark and I are doing #1, others please join in.  Could 
> a couple of you agree to comb through the references and 
> compare?  Is there one or more of our members who are (or 
> have access to someone that is)  ASN.1 knowledgeable that can 
> verify the ASN schema, please identify yourself and work this part.
> 
> Please respond to this note with your willingness to take on 
> a task, then we can start a discussion list on each task.  
> Also with your response, let me know 2 or 3 times when you 
> would be available for a telecon to discuss over the next few 
> days.  I suggest we schedule one for either Thurs or Fri 
> evening when Renato and Karen might be available and possibly 
> one for Sunday or Monday evening.  We have a normally 
> scheduled TC meeting on Tues, May 1 where we can do any final 
> voting that may be necessary.  Other suggestions welcomed.
> 
> In the interest of public safety worldwide, let's take this 
> time to get this work complete!  However, let's make sure it 
> is correct.  Thanks to all of you and your hard work and 
> contributions.
> 
> Warm regards,
> Elysa Jones, Chair
> OASIS EM-TC
> Program Manager
> Warning Systems, Inc.
> 256-880-8702 x102
> 256-694-8702 (cell)