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Criteria for Evaluating Roaming Protocols
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Network Working Group B. Aboba
Request for Comments: 2477 G. Zorn
Category: Informational Microsoft Corporation
January 1999
Criteria for Evaluating Roaming Protocols
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
1. Abstract
This document describes requirements for the provisioning of "roaming
capability" for dialup Internet users. "Roaming capability" is
defined as the ability to use multiple Internet service providers
(ISPs), while maintaining a formal, customer-vendor relationship with
only one.
2. Introduction
Operational roaming services are currently providing worldwide
roaming capabilities, and these services continue to grow in
popularity [1]. Interested parties have included:
Regional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating within a
particular state or province, looking to combine their efforts
with those of other regional providers to offer services over a
wider area.
National ISPs wishing to combine their operations with those of
one or more ISPs in another nation to provide greater coverage in
a group of countries or on a continent.
Businesses desiring to offer their employees a comprehensive
package of dialup services on a global basis. Those services can
include Internet access as well as secure access to corporate
intranets via a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Aboba & Zorn Informational