>2) ... the IETF process does not require operational experience before going
>standards track. It also does not preclude it. Please show me where I am
>wrong
>on that.
>
This is essentially correct ..but if you want to go from Proposed Standard
to Draft Standard then you must show operational experience. There can be
considerable language changes from Proposed to Draft status but the
assumption about Draft status is that the protocol is pretty robust and tested.
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