[Chapter-delegates] (US) broadband Internet technical advisory group

[Sally Wentworth]

I wanted to make ISOC chapters aware of an opportunity that recently came
up:

 

The Internet Society has lent initial support to a U.S. industry effort to
form a Broadband Internet Technical Advisory Group (BITAG) to develop
consensus on broadband network management practices or other related
technical issues that can affect users' Internet experience.   This is a
collaborative industry effort to identify and address operational issues
that have been at the heart of some of the recent issues attracting
governmental attention.  Constructively, this activity could result in
organized, forward-looking discussion driven by key stakeholders and also
provide opportunities to educate and inform policy makers by shedding light
on underlying technical issues from the perspectives of diverse
stakeholders.

 

While this is initially a US-centric activity, it is our expectation that
this could yield useful results and/or a model that will be effective more
broadly across the globe.  It is certainly our intention to inject that
broader, global perspective into their discussions.

 

The group has announced initial plans to form the BITAG and commit to work
out details regarding the operational and organizational structure of the
BITAG over the coming weeks.   This is the early stages of the effort and
many details have yet to be worked out but the Internet Society believes
this is an important opportunity to address key operational challenges
facing the Internet user experience.  You can see the announcement they put
on the wire, here:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/initial-plans-for-broadband-internet
-technical-advisory-group-announced-95950709.html

 

ISOC participation in this endeavor will be led out of ISOC's North American
Bureau and the office of the Chief Internet Technology Officer.

 

As the group is formed, the Internet Society will bring a global, user-
centric approach to the issues and will work to ensure that any output is
appropriately integrated with the work of existing Internet standards
activities.  The creation of the BITAG addresses an industry need that falls
outside the IETF remit but it is important to integrate the output with
relevant activities by the IETF and other standards bodies.

 

 

Sally Shipman Wentworth
Regional Bureau Manager, North America
Internet Society (ISOC)
(703) 439-2146
wentworth at isoc.org
www.isoc.org

 

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