Bridge Networking Research and Internet Standardization: Case Study on Mobile Traffic Offloading and IPv6 Transition Technologies (Aaron Yi Ding, Jouni Korhonen, Teemu Savolainen, Markku Kojo, Sasu Tarkoma, Jon Crowcroft)
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The gap between networking research communities and Internet standardization organizations (SDOs) has been growing over the years, which has drawn attention from both academic and industrial sides due to its detrimental impact. The reason behind this widening gap is complex and typically beyond the mere technology ground. In this position paper we share our perspectives toward this challenge based on our hands-on experience obtained from joint projects with universities and companies. We highlight the lessons learned, covering both success- ful and under-performed cases, and further suggest viable solutions to bridge the gap between networking research and Internet standardiza- tion, aiming to promote and maximize the outcome of such collaborative endeavours.