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IAB ReportIETF 78

July 28

2010

Olaf M. Kolkman

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• IAB Charter RFC2850http://www.iab.org/about/overview.html

• IAB Homepage http://www.iab.org/

• Documents & Correspondencehttp://www.iab.org/documents/correspondence/index.html

• Minuteshttp://www.iab.org/documents/iabmins/indext.html– Backlog build up, a batch have been posted today– Called for Scribes

About the IAB

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RFC2850….

a) IESG Appointment b) Architectural Oversightc) Standards Process Oversight

and Appeald) RFC Series and IANAe) ISOC Liaisonf) External Liaison

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b) Architectural OversightDocument Activity

Published:• [RFC 5902]• IAB thoughts on IPv6 Network Address

Translation– draft-iab-ipv6-nat-03.txt

Submitted:• IAB Thoughts on Encodings for

Internationalized Domain Names– draft-iab-idn-encoding-04.txt

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b) Architectural OversightMore Document Activity

Active • Evolution of the IP model

– draft-iab-ip-model-evolution-01• Architectural Considerations of IP Anycast

– draft-iab-anycast-arch-implications-00.txt

Moved away from the IAB worklist• A survey of Authentication Mechanisms

– draft-iab-auth-mech-07Survey was a useful component but we could not get to

consensus on the recommendation

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c) Standards Process Oversight and Appeal

http://www.iab.org/appeals/index.html

• Appeal to the IAB over IESG response to the IDNA appeal by JFC Morfin, 7 June 2010.

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d) RFC Series and IANA: RFC Model

– The transition is on track– Glenn Kowack has defined a framework for

how to design the RFC Editor function and its interactions.• The framework is vetted this week• talk to him• Drafts (e.g. RFC5620 modification, Job

Description, and hiring process) will be developed and published between now and review in September

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e) ISOC Liaison

• Nothing to report on, although there is a constant informal information flow

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f) External Liaison

• Murray Kucherawy appointed as liaison to the Open Mobile Alliance– Dean Willis is acknowledged for managing

the liaison relation since 2004• IEEE 802.23 liaison established and

Richard Barnes appointed as the liaison manager

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Going Forward

• Internal reorganization of the workflow.– Programs

• Long-term work that needs continuous attention over multiple IAB appointment cycles

– Initiatives• Short term work that can be completed roughly within an

IAB members tenure– Responsibilities

• Reoccurring responsibilities

• To improve how we manage our responsibilities, improve transparency, and make clear commitments

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Initial Programs and Initiatives

• Programs:– Privacy– Internationalization– IANA Evolution– SDO Coordination

• Initiatives:– Application Features in the DNS– Canonicalization for Security Contexts– HTTP Guidelines

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Next Steps

• Detail the programs and initiatives (names, milestones) and publish them on-line.

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Open Microphone Session

• State your name clearly• Keep your contribution short and to the point