PR001 - new MC spec direction

On last week's call we were asked to
write up something that would describe the scope/details of the proposal
we made w.r.t. moving MakeConnection into a new spec.  I think the
text below should cover that.

Proposal: Move MakeConnection into a new
specification 

Details: 

Move the MakeConnection (and related portions of the RM spec) into a new
specification that will be developed by the WS-RX TC.  The overall
scope of the TC itself will remain the same. The scope of this new specification
will be limited to the development of a mechanism that will establish a
transport-specific back-channel.  This back-channel will be used in
situations where an anonymous URI is used as the destination EPR for messages
and there is no existing/appropriate back-channel available.  The
specification will try to address the use-cases that have be identified
during the recently discussions in the WS-RX TC.  These include:

- Attempt to not restrict the RM processing model choices when switching
from async to sync MEPs 

- Support for multiple endpoints behind a virtual RM processor

- Support for gateway scenarios (on RMS and RMD)

- Support for allowing an RMS to advertise its support for MC

- Support for allowing an RMD to advertise its intention to use MC

- Support for anonymous AcksTo (in particular for the Sequence Faults)

- Support for unreliable-in/reliable out scenarios

- Retain the notion of the RMS being the initiator of new Sequences

- Support for uniquely identifying anonymous endpoints

As this specification will compose on top of the base WS-RM specification,
the base WS-RM specification's issues will be prioritize over the MC issues.
 The list of PR issues that this new specification will address are:

i001   WS-Addressing comment on ws-rm related to use of extended anonymous
uri  ws-rm  design  *  

i015   RMD polling  ws-rm, ws-rmp  design   

i027  Where do Sequence Faults go when the RMS is anonymous  ws-rm
 design   

i028  MakeConnection preconditions are unclear  ws-rm  design
  

i029  Opaqueness of URI identifiers not preserved by RM anon URI  ws-rm
 design   

i030  Facilities to support optional MakeConnection underspecified
 ws-rm  design   

i031  Scope of MakeConnection is unconstrained  ws-rm  design
  

thanks

-Doug

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