> 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)?
Proposed Standard
> Why is this the proper type of RFC?
Because it updates/obsoletes an existing "Proposed Standard" protocol
definition.
> Is this type of RFC indicated in the title page header?
Yes.
> (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
>
> Relevant content can frequently be found in the abstract
> and/or introduction of the document. If not, this may be
> an indication that there are deficiencies in the abstract
> or introduction.
>
> Working Group Summary
>
> Was there anything in WG process that is worth noting? For
> example, was there controversy about particular points or
> were there decisions where the consensus was particularly
> rough?
>
> Document Quality
>
> Are there existing implementations of the protocol? Have a
> significant number of vendors indicated their plan to
> implement the specification? Are there any reviewers that
> merit special mention as having done a thorough review,
> e.g., one that resulted in important changes or a
> conclusion that the document had no substantive issues? If
> there was a MIB Doctor, Media Type or other expert review,
> what was its course (briefly)? In the case of a Media Type
> review, on what date was the request posted?
>
> Personnel
>
> Who is the Document Shepherd? Who is the Responsible Area
> Director?
Technical Summary
This document updates the definition of Traversal Using Relays around NAT
(TURN), RFC5766, a protocol that allows the host to control the operation of
the relay and to exchange packets with its peers using the relay. The
updates improve protocol support for IPv6 and DTLS, adds support for
receiving ICMP packets, and updates PMTUD. The new revision also improves
document clarity regarding tunnel amplification attacks and packet
translation.
Working Group Summary
This document represents one of the core milestones for the TRAM working
group and as such has undergone significant discussion, review, and
revision. There has been no significant controversy of note in the updates
to this document. This document's dependence upon some other documents, most
notably updates to Session Traversal Utilites for NAT (STUN)
I-D.ietf-tram-stunbis, have led to delay in this document's completion, but
have not increased the difficulty of coming to consensus on this document's
contents.
Document Quality
This draft has continuously been reviewed by many different people
throughout its history. The most significant updates have been the subject
of discussion in TRAM WG meetings throughout the documents lifetime.
Comprehensive reviews of the full set of updates have been done by two
active WG members. This review includes coverage for consistency with the
related stunbis document. All of the review feeback has been addressed by
the authors.
Personnel
Document Shepherd: Brandon Williams
Responsible Area Director: Spencer Dawkins
> (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.
Full review + nit checker.
> (4) Does the document Shepherd have any concerns about the depth or
> breadth of the reviews that have been performed?
No
> (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.
No additional focused review was considered necessary for this document.
> (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.
No concerns.
> (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.
Yes.
> (8) Has an IPR disclosure been filed that references this document?
> If so, summarize any WG discussion and conclusion regarding the IPR
> disclosures.
No IPR disclosure has been filed.
> (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?
Consensus represents the WG as a whole.
> (10) Has anyone threatened an appeal or otherwise indicated extreme
> discontent? If so, please summarise 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 such threats have been made.
> (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.
All relevant nits have been resolved.
> (12) Describe how the document meets any required formal review
> criteria, such as the MIB Doctor, media type, and URI type reviews.
No such reviews were done or deemed to be required.
> (13) Have all references within this document been identified as
> either normative or informative?
Yes.
> (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?
All normative references are to RFCs, except for I-D.ietf-tram-stunbis, which
has already been advanced to the IESG and is under active review.
> (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 downward 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.
The title page, abstract, and introduction all indicate that RFCs 5766 and
6156 are obsoleted by this one.
> (17) Describe the Document Shepherd's review of the IANA considerations
> section, especially with regard to its consistency with the body of the
> document.
Careful review.
> Confirm that all protocol extensions that the document makes
> are associated with the appropriate reservations in IANA registries.
I confirm.
> Confirm that any referenced IANA registries have been clearly
> identified.
I confirm.
> 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).
There are no newly created IANA registries.
> (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.
No new IANA registries are requested.
> (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.
None.