VALARM Extensions for iCalendar
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Network Working Group                                           C. Daboo
Internet-Draft                                                     Apple
Updates: 5545 (if approved)                            K. Murchison, Ed.
Intended status: Standards Track                                FastMail
Expires: December 12, 2019                                 June 10, 2019

                    VALARM Extensions for iCalendar
                 draft-ietf-calext-valarm-extensions-00

Abstract

   This document defines a set of extensions to the iCalendar VALARM
   component to enhance use of alarms and improve interoperability
   between clients and servers.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Conventions Used in This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Extensible syntax for VALARM  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  Alarm Unique Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
   5.  Alarm Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     5.1.  Acknowledged Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   6.  Snoozing Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   7.  Alarm Proximity Trigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     7.1.  Proximity Property  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     7.2.  Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   8.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   9.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     9.1.  Property Registrations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
     9.2.  Proximity Value Registry  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   10. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
   11. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     11.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
     11.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     11.3.  URIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   Appendix A.  Change History (To be removed by RFC Editor before
                publication) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14

1.  Introduction

   The iCalendar [RFC5545] specification defines a set of components
   used to describe calendar data.  One of those is the "VALARM"
   component which appears as a sub-component of "VEVENT" and "VTODO"
   components.  The "VALARM" component is used to specify a reminder for
   an event or task.  Different alarm actions are possible, as are
   different ways to specify how the alarm is triggered.

   As iCalendar has become more widely used and as client-server
   protocols such as CalDAV [RFC4791] have become more popular, several
   issues with "VALARM" components have arisen.  Most of these relate to
   the need to extend the existing "VALARM" component with new
   properties and behaviors to allow clients and servers to accomplish
   specific tasks in an interoperable manner.  For example, clients
   typically need a way to specify that an alarm has been dismissed by a
   calendar user, or has been "snoozed" by a set amount of time.  To
   date, this has been done through the use of custom "X-" properties
   specific to each client implementation, leading to poor
   interoperability.

   This specification defines a set of extensions to "VALARM" components