@techreport{kucherawy-rfc3967bis-00, number = {draft-kucherawy-rfc3967bis-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-kucherawy-rfc3967bis/00/}, author = {Murray Kucherawy}, title = {{Clarifying when Standards Track Documents may Refer Normatively to Documents at a Lower Level}}, pagetotal = 6, year = 2015, month = jul, day = 20, abstract = {IETF procedures generally require that a standards track RFC may not have a normative reference to another standards track document at a lower maturity level or to a non standards track specification (other than specifications from other standards bodies). For example, a standards track document may not have a normative reference to an informational RFC. Exceptions to this rule are sometimes needed as the IETF uses informational RFCs to describe non-IETF standards or IETF-specific modes of use of such standards. This document clarifies and updates the procedure used in these circumstances.}, }