IMXP BOF (imxpbof) Tuesday, December 12 at 1545-1645 ================================= CHAIR: Pete Resnick DESCRIPTION: This BOF will discuss IMXP, an application-layer routing infrastructure, and how it may be used to support messaging and presence for applications requiring different levels of service. A number of messaging systems operate over the Internet (and provide useful service in doing so); however, each of these services relies on a set of quality of service assumptions that limit its usefulness to other applications. For example, the SMTP-based infrastructure provides extraordinary reach, but is inappropriate for either instant messaging (which requires very low latency between posting and delivery) and hardened messaging (which requires audit trails, reliability guarantees, et&c). Similarly, although presence information was readily accessible on Internet-connected systems years ago -- when a user had an open session to a well-known multi-user system, friends and colleagues could easily tell -- there is no standard way to make this information known to peers. Suggested Reading: draft-mrose-ixmp-core draft-mrose-ixmp-access draft-mrose-ixmp-presence draft-klyne-imxp-message-service draft-klyne-message-rfc822-xml A Model for Presence and Instant Messaging (RFC 2778) Instant Messaging / Presence Protocol Requirements (RFC 2779) AGENDA: Introduction to Problem space Review of IMXP concepts Review of IMXP services Application of IMXP to Instant Messaging Discussion