From: Leslie Daigle
To: Jim Jones - OIF Technical Committee Chair
Subj: IETF Protocol Extensions
Cc: iab@ietf.org


To:  Jim Jones
OIF Technical Committee Chair

Mr. Jones,

We have followed the information exchanged between the OIF and the
CCAMP working group on the use, extension and changes of IETF
protocols for the OSPF ENNI and the OIF UNI. We would like to
take this opportunity to make sure you are aware that the only
legitimate way to change or extend an IETF protocol is within
the processes specified by the IETF.

Currently there are two documents under development describing
these processes;

on a more general level

- http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-carpenter-protocol-extensions

and for mpls and gmpls protocols in particular

- http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-andersson-rtg-gmpls-change


Best regards,

Leslie Daigle,
Chair, IAB.