> Document Writeup
>
> As required by RFC 4858, this is the current template for the Document
> Shepherd Write-Up.
>
> Changes are expected over time. This version is dated 24 February
> 2012.
>
> (1) What type of RFC is being requested (BCP, Proposed Standard,
> Internet Standard, Informational, Experimental, or Historic)? Why is
> this the proper type of RFC? Is this type of RFC indicated in the
> title page header?
>
The RFC is intended to be informational. The title header page indicates
informational.
> (2) The IESG approval announcement includes a Document Announcement
> Write-Up. Please provide such a Document Announcement Write-Up. Recent
> examples can be found in the "Action" announcements for approved
> documents. The approval announcement contains the following sections:
Technical Summary
The IETF has produced many specifications related to Presence and Instant
Messaging with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Collectively, these
specifications are known as SIMPLE - SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence
Leveraging Extensions. This document serves as a guide to the SIMPLE suite of
specifications. It breaks them up into categories and explains what each is
for and how they relate to each other.
Working Group Summary
This document servers as a roadmap to the SIMPLE specifications. It introduces
no technical content beyond the summaries of those specifications. While some
of the referenced specifications had some degree of controversy, this draft was
not controversial in itself.
Document Quality.
This document is a roadmap to other specifications, and therefore has no
directly implementable content. The document has undergone normal working group
review. There have been no specialized expert reviews, and the shepherd does
not believe such reviews are needed, other than those normal for all documents
(e.g. Gen-ART).
Personnel
The document shepherd for this document is Ben Campbell.
The responsible Area Director is Robert Sparks.
> (3) Briefly describe the review of this document that was performed by
> the Document Shepherd. If this version of the document is not ready
> for publication, please explain why the document is being forwarded to
> the IESG.
The document shepherd reviewed this document for content, structure, and nits.
There is a single outstanding nit (an informative reference to RFC 3265 which
has been obsoleted by RFC 6665). We plan to update that reference along with
any updates indicated by the IETF last call results prior to final publication.
The shepherd believes the document to be otherwise ready for publication.
> (4) Does the document Shepherd have any concerns about the depth or
> breadth of the reviews that have been performed?
The document shepherd has no concerns about the depth or breadth
of the reviews.
> (5) Do portions of the document need review from a particular or from
> broader perspective, e.g., security, operational complexity, AAA, DNS,
> DHCP, XML, or internationalization? If so, describe the review that
> took place.
The shepherd believes all aspects of this document has been sufficiently
reviewed. There have been no specialized expert reviews, and the shepherd does
not believe such reviews are needed.
> (6) Describe any specific concerns or issues that the Document Shepherd
> has with this document that the Responsible Area Director and/or the
> IESG should be aware of? For example, perhaps he or she is uncomfortable
> with certain parts of the document, or has concerns whether there really
> is a need for it. In any event, if the WG has discussed those issues and
> has indicated that it still wishes to advance the document, detail those
> concerns here.
The shepherd has no concerns about the document. It seems fairly
non-controversial.
> (7) Has each author confirmed that any and all appropriate IPR
> disclosures required for full conformance with the provisions of BCP 78
> and BCP 79 have already been filed. If not, explain why.
The author asserts that he is not aware of any IPR on the draft.
> (8) Has an IPR disclosure been filed that references this document?
> If so, summarize any WG discussion and conclusion regarding the IPR
> disclosures.
There have been no IPR disclosures referencing this document.
> (9) How solid is the WG consensus behind this document? Does it
> represent the strong concurrence of a few individuals, with others
> being silent, or does the WG as a whole understand and agree with it?
As an roadmap to other SIMPLE specifications, this document originally had wide
working group consensus. However, very little discussion has occurred since
then. The shepherd believes that this is to be expected given the nature of the
document as a roadmap to other work. No significant objections have been raised
to this document.
> (10) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
> discontent? If so, please summarize the areas of conflict in separate
> email messages to the Responsible Area Director. (It should be in a
> separate email because this questionnaire is publicly available.)
No one has threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
discontent.
> (11) Identify any ID nits the Document Shepherd has found in this
> document. (See http://www.ietf.org/tools/idnits/ and the Internet-Drafts
> Checklist). Boilerplate checks are not enough; this check needs to be
> thorough.
The Document Shepherd believes that the document contains all needed
information, and that all nits are covered except for the obsolete reference
mentioned in section (3).
> (12) Describe how the document meets any required formal review
> criteria, such as the MIB Doctor, media type, and URI type reviews.
The document has not gone through any formal review beyond routine working
group reviews. The shepherd does not believe any such reviews are needed.
> (13) Have all references within this document been identified as
> either normative or informative?
All references are identified as informative.
> (14) Are there normative references to documents that are not ready for
> advancement or are otherwise in an unclear state? If such normative
> references exist, what is the plan for their completion?
There are no normative references. There is an informative reference to
draft-ietf-simple-chat, which has been approved for publication by the IESG.
> (15) Are there downward normative references references (see RFC 3967)?
> If so, list these downward references to support the Area Director in
> the Last Call procedure.
There are no normative references.
> (16) Will publication of this document change the status of any
> existing RFCs? Are those RFCs listed on the title page header, listed
> in the abstract, and discussed in the introduction? If the RFCs are not
> listed in the Abstract and Introduction, explain why, and point to the
> part of the document where the relationship of this document to the
> other RFCs is discussed. If this information is not in the document,
> explain why the WG considers it unnecessary.
This document does not effect the status of any existing RFC.
> (17) Describe the Document Shepherd's review of the IANA considerations
> section, especially with regard to its consistency with the body of the
> document. Confirm that all protocol extensions that the document makes
> are associated with the appropriate reservations in IANA registries.
> Confirm that any referenced IANA registries have been clearly
> identified. Confirm that newly created IANA registries include a
> detailed specification of the initial contents for the registry, that
> allocations procedures for future registrations are defined, and a
> reasonable name for the new registry has been suggested (see RFC 5226).
The shepherd has extensively reviewed the IANA considerations, and determined
that the draft makes no request of IANA, nor are any such requests appropriate.
(The shepherd further notes that the IANA considerations consist entirely of
the word "None.")
> (18) List any new IANA registries that require Expert Review for future
> allocations. Provide any public guidance that the IESG would find
> useful in selecting the IANA Experts for these new registries.
The document does not establish any new registries. (Really, it says "None.")
> (19) Describe reviews and automated checks performed by the Document
> Shepherd to validate sections of the document written in a formal
> language, such as XML code, BNF rules, MIB definitions, etc.
The draft contains no formal language requiring validation.