Pathway-based Content Steering
draft-pantos-content-steering-05

Media type reviewer comments:

> > > Type name: application
> > >
> > > Subtype name: vnd.apple.steering-list
> > >
> > > Required parameters: none
>

This should be "N/A"; see RFC 6868 Section 5.6.

> > > Optional parameters: none
>

Same.

> > > Encoding considerations: encoded as JSON (UTF-8), which is 8-bit
> > > text.  This media type may require encoding on transports not capable
> > > of handling 8-bit text.  See Section 4 for more information.
>

I think all you need here is "binary"; see RFC 6838 Section 4.8.

> > > Security considerations: See Section 12.
> > >
> > > Compression: this media type does not employ compression.
>

This isn't part of the template.

> > > Interoperability considerations: There are no byte-ordering issues
> > > since files are 8-bit text.  Applications could encounter
> > > unrecognized keys, which SHOULD be ignored.
> > >
> > > Published specification: see Section 4.
> > >
> > > Applications that use this media type: streaming media content
> > > delivery protocols such as HLS and DASH, including media servers and
> > > media players.
> > >
> > > Fragment identifier considerations: no Fragment Identifiers are
> > > defined for this media type.
> > >
> > > Query parameter considerations: this specification does not define
> > > any query parameters, however any CDP using Content Steering may
> > > define query parameters.  (See Section 6.)
> > >
> > > Additional information:
> > >
> > > Deprecated alias names for this type: none
>

This should probably also be "N/A".

IANA has completed its review of draft-pantos-content-steering-03. If any part of this review is inaccurate, please let us know.

We understand that when this document is sent to us for processing, we will perform one registry action.

Specifically, IANA will register media type application/vnd.apple.steering-list at

https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types

Because this is a vendor-tree media type, we've asked an IESG-designated media type expert to review and approve the registration template. This review is currently in progress.

The "IANA review" state for this document is currently listed as "IANA NOT OK," but will be changed to "IANA OK - Actions Needed" upon expert approval of the vendor-tree registration.

draft-pantos-content-steering has been presented to the ISE for
publication as an Informational RFC on the Independent Stream.

==Purpose==

This draft describes a mechanism for servers to communicate their
preferences to clients about utilizing alternate servers for
streaming content.

== History==

This memo was subitted to the ISE in August, 2025.

==Non-IETF Work==

The mechanism described was developed outside the IETF.

==Security Considerations==

See Section 12 of the draft.

==IANA==

A media type has already been assigned to cover the specification.

==Reviews==

This memo was reviewed by Janusz Szalapata, Phil Cluff, Zachary Cava,
and Robert Galluccio, and the reviewers of content-steering: Will Law,
Jason Thilbeault, Yuriy Reznik, and Jordan Schneider.