Entitities Involved in the IETF Standards Process
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draft-rsalz-2028bis-01
??? R. Salz
Internet-Draft Akamai Technologies
Obsoletes: 2028 (if approved) 14 September 2021
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Entitities Involved in the IETF Standards Process
draft-rsalz-2028bis-01
Abstract
This document describes the individuals and organizations involved in
the IETF standards process as described in [IETFPROCS]. It includes
brief descriptions of the entities involved, and the role they play
in the standards process.
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Table of Contents
1. The IETF Standards Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Key Individuals in the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.1. The Document Editor or Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.2. The Working Group Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.3. The Area Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.4. The Request for Comments Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Key Organizations in the Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.1. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) . . . . . . . . . 4
4.2. Working Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4.3. Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) . . . . . . . 6
4.4. Internet Architecture Board (IAB) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.5. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) . . . . . . . 6
4.6. Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.7. The IETF Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.8. IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC) . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.9. IETF Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.10. Internet Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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1. The IETF Standards Process
The process used by the IETF community for the standardization of
protocols and procedures is described in [IETFPROCS]. That document
defines the stages in the standardization process, the requirements
for moving a document between stages, and the types of documents used
during this process. This document identifies some of the key
individual and organizations and the roles they play in that process.
2. Terminology
In general, this document refers to individual roles as individuals,
such as "a Document Editor." In reality, many roles are filled by
more than one person at the same time. For clarity, this document
does not use phrases like "Chair (or co-chair)," unless strictly
necessary to do so.
3. Key Individuals in the Process
This section describes the individual roles involved in the process.
It attempts to list the roles in the order in which they are involved
in the process, but no meaning is otherwise attached.
3.1. The Document Editor or Author
Most Working Groups focus their efforts on one or more documents that
capture the results of the group's work. A Working Group generally
designates a person to serve as the Editor for a particular document.
The Document Editor is responsible for ensuring that the contents of
the document accurately reflect the decisions that have been made by
the Working Group.
When a document is composed and edited mainly by an individual, they
may be referred to as the Document Author. The distinction is not
significant. This document will use the term Document Editor.
When a Document Editor is a Chair of the same Working Group, a co-
chair should manage the process around the document. If a co-chair
is not available, the process must be monitored carefully to ensure
that the resulting documents accurately reflect the consensus of the
Working Group and that all processes are followed. This can be the
collective obligation of all parties involved in the document.
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3.2. The Working Group Chair
Each Working Group is headed by a chair with the responsibility for
directing the group's activities, presiding over the group's
meetings, and ensuring that the commitments of the group with respect
to its role in the Internet standards process are met. In
particular, the WG chair is the formal point of contact between the
WG and the IESG, via the Area Director of the area to which the WG is
assigned.
The details on the selection and responsibilites of a Working Group
chair can be found in [WGPROCS].
3.3. The Area Director
The Area Director assigned as the "Reponsible Area Director" for the
Working Group will review the document after the Working Group has
approved its last call, and when satisfied will request it to be put
on the IESG agenda.
3.4. The Request for Comments Editor
The RFC publication series [IETFPROCS] is managed by an Editor
responsible both for the mechanics of RFC publication and for
upholding the technical and editorial standards of the RFC series.
4. Key Organizations in the Process
The following organizations and organizational roles are involved in
the Internet standards process.
4.1. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
The IETF is an open international community of network designers,
operators, vendors, researchers, and other interested parties who are
concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the
smooth operation of the Internet. It is the principal body engaged
in the development of new Internet Standard specifications.
4.2. Working Groups
The technical work of the IETF is done in its Working Groups, which
are organized by topics into several Areas
(https://www.ietf.org/topics/areas/), each one under the coordination
of the Area Director. Working Groups typically have a narrow focus
and a lifetime bounded by completion of specific tasks as defined in
their charter and milestones.
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For all purposes relevant to the Internet Standards development
process, membership in the IETF and its Working Groups is defined to
be established solely and entirely by individuals who participate in
IETF and Working Group activities. These individuals do not formally
represent their organizations, if any, although affiliations are
often used for identification.
Anyone with the time and interest to do so is entitled and urged to
participate actively in one or more Working Groups and to attend IETF
meetings which are usually held three times a year [MEETINGS].
Active Working Group participation is possible without attending any
in-person meeting.
Participants in the IETF and its Working Groups must disclose any
relevant current or pending intellectual property rights that are
reasonably and personally known to the participant if they
participate in discussions about a specific technology. The full
intellectual property policy is defined in [IPRRIGHTS1] and
[IPRRIGHTS2].
New Working Groups are established by the IESG and almost always have
a specific and explicit charter. The charter can be modified as the
Working Group progresses. The guidelines and procedures for the
formation and operation of Working Groups are described in detail in
[WGPROCS].
A Working Group is managed by a Working Group chair, as described at
Section 3.2. Documents produced by the group will have an Editor, as
described at Section 3.1. Further details of Working Group operation
can also be found in [WGPROCS].
Working Groups ideally display a spirit of cooperation as well as a
high degree of technical maturity; IETF participants recognize that
the greatest benefit for all members of the Internet community
results from cooperative development of technically superior
protocols and services.
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4.3. Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)
The IESG is responsible for the management of the IETF technical
activities. It administers the Internet Standards process according
to the rules and procedures defined in [IETFPROCS]. The IESG is
responsible for the actions associated with the progression of
technical specification along the "standards track" including the
initial approval of new Working Groups and the final approval of
specifications as Internet Standards. The IESG is composed of the
IETF Area Directors and the IETF Chair, who also chairs the IESG and
is the Area Director for the General Area. The IAB Chair is an ex-
officio member of the IESG.
All members of the IESG are nominated by a nominations committee
(colloquially, NomCom), and are confirmed by the IAB. See [NOMCOM]
for a detailed description of the NomCom procedures. Other matters
concerning its organization and operation, are described in the IESG
charter [IESG].
4.4. Internet Architecture Board (IAB)
The IAB provides oversight of the architecture of the Internet and
its protocols. The IAB must approve all IESG candidates put forward
by the NomCom.
The IAB provides oversight of the process used to create Internet
Standards and serves as an appeal board for complaints of improper
execution of the standards process [IETFPROCS]. In general, it acts
as source of advice to the IETF and other entities mentioned here
about technical, architectural, procedural, and policy matters
pertaining to the Internet and its enabling technologies.
The members of the IAB are nominated by NomCom, and are confirmed by
the Internet Society Board. The IETF Chair is also a member of the
IAB, and the IRTF Chair is an ex-officio member. See [NOMCOM] for a
detailed description of the NomCom procedures. Other matters
concerning its organization and operation, are described in the IAB
charter [IAB].
4.5. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
Many protocol specifications include parameters that must be uniquely
assigned. Examples of this include port numbers, option identifiers
within a protocol, and so on. The Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA) is responsible for assigning the values of these
protocol parameters for the Internet. These registries used to be
published as RFCs entitled "Assigned Numbers," but are now maintained
online (https://www.iana.org/protocols). Assignments are coordinated
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by writing an "IANA Considerations" section in a draft, as documented
in [IANADOCS]. The IETF's relationship with IANA is defined by
formal agreements, including [IANAMOU].
IANA also is responsible for operating and maintaining several
aspects of DNS (https://www.iana.org/domains) and coordination of IP
address assignment (https://www.iana.org/numbers).
4.6. Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
The IRTF focuses on longer-term research issues related to the
Internet while the parallel organization, the Internet Engineering
Task Force (IETF), focuses on the shorter term issues of engineering
and standards making.
The products of IRTF research groups are typically research results
that are published in scholarly conferences and journals. Research
groups also sometimes develop experimental protocols or technologies,
some of which may be suitable for possible standardisation in IETF.
Similarly, IETF working groups sometimes ask research groups for
advice or other input. Contributions from research groups, however,
carry no more weight than other community input, and go through the
same standards setting process as any other proposal.
The IRTF is managed by the IRTF Chair in consultation with the
Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG). The IRSG membership
includes the IRTF Chair, the chairs of the various Research Group and
possibly other individuals ("members at large") from the community.
Details of the organization and operation of the IRTF, the ISRG, and
its Research Groups may be found in [IRTF], [IABIRTF], [IRTFPRIMER],
and [IRTFCHAIR].
4.7. The IETF Trust
The IETF Trust is the legal owner of a number of intellectual
properties for the IETF and others (such as IANA). This includes the
IETF trademarks, the copyright licenses for IETF contributions
including Internet Drafts. The principles for the copyright licenses
are described in [IPRRIGHTS1] and [COPYRIGHT], and the licenses
themselves are online in the Trust Legal Provisions
(https://trustee.ietf.org/documents/trust-legal-provisions/).
The trustees that govern the Trust are selected from the IETF
community as described in [TRUSTEES].
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4.8. IETF Administration LLC (IETF LLC)
The IETF Administration Limited Liability Corporation (colloquially,
the LLC) provides the corporate legal home for the IETF, the IAB, and
the IRTF.
The IETF LLC is responsible for supporting the ongoing operations of
the IETF, managing its finances and budget, and raising money. It
regularly reports to the community. The LLC is the legal entity who
signs contracts, including the Secretariat, meeting hotels, tools
development contractors, and so on. The LLC also responds to legal
requests; these are often subpoenas in patent suits.
Selection of the LLC Board of Directors is defined in [NOMCOM].
The IETF Executive Director handles the daily tasks and management,
and is overseen by the LLC Board of Directors.
[ISOCIETF], Section 6 describes the legal relationship between the
LLC and the Internet Society.
4.9. IETF Secretariat
The administrative functions necessary to support the activities of
the IETF are performed by a Secretariat hired by the IETF LLC. The
Secretariat handles much of the logistics of running the in-person
meetings, and is responsible for maintaining the formal public record
of the Internet standards process [IETFPROCS].
4.10. Internet Society
Internet standardization is an organized activity of the Internet
Society, with the Board of Trustees being responsible for ratifying
the procedures and rules of the Internet standards process
[ISOCIETF].
The Internet Society also plays an important role in the standards
process. It appoints the NomCom Chair, confirms IAB candidates, and
acts as the last resort in the appeals process.
The way in which the members of the Internet Society Board of
Trustees are selected, and other matters concerning the operation of
the Internet Society, are described in their By-Laws [ISOC].
5. Security Considerations
This document introduces no new security considerations.
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6. IANA Considerations
This document has no IANA actions.
7. Acknowledgements
The author of this document would like to thank the IETF participants
at the time [RFC2028] was written; in particular, those involved with
the POISED effort and the authors of that document, Richard Hovey and
Scott Bradner.
8. References
8.1. Normative References
[IAB] Internet Architecture Board and B. Carpenter, Ed.,
"Charter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)",
BCP 39, RFC 2850, May 2000.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp39>
[IABIRTF] Floyd, S., Ed., Paxson, V., Ed., Falk, A., Ed., and IAB,
"IAB Thoughts on the Role of the Internet Research Task
Force (IRTF)", RFC 4440, DOI 10.17487/RFC4440, March 2006,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4440>.
[IANADOCS] Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for
Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26,
RFC 8126, June 2017.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp26>
[IANAMOU] Carpenter, B., Baker, F., and M. Roberts, "Memorandum of
Understanding Concerning the Technical Work of the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority", RFC 2860,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2860, June 2000,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2860>.
[IESG] Alvestrand, H., "An IESG charter", RFC 3710,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3710, February 2004,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3710>.
[IETFPROCS]
Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
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Dusseault, L. and R. Sparks, "Guidance on Interoperation
and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft
Standard", BCP 9, RFC 5657, September 2009.
Housley, R., Crocker, D., and E. Burger, "Reducing the
Standards Track to Two Maturity Levels", BCP 9, RFC 6410,
October 2011.
Resnick, P., "Retirement of the "Internet Official
Protocol Standards" Summary Document", BCP 9, RFC 7100,
December 2013.
Kolkman, O., Bradner, S., and S. Turner, "Characterization
of Proposed Standards", BCP 9, RFC 7127, January 2014.
Dawkins, S., "Increasing the Number of Area Directors in
an IETF Area", BCP 9, RFC 7475, March 2015.
Halpern, J., Ed. and E. Rescorla, Ed., "IETF Stream
Documents Require IETF Rough Consensus", BCP 9, RFC 8789,
June 2020.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp9>
[IPRRIGHTS1]
Bradner, S., Ed. and J. Contreras, Ed., "Rights
Contributors Provide to the IETF Trust", BCP 78, RFC 5378,
November 2008.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp78>
[IPRRIGHTS2]
Bradner, S. and J. Contreras, "Intellectual Property
Rights in IETF Technology", BCP 79, RFC 8179, May 2017.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp79>
[IRTF] Weinrib, A. and J. Postel, "IRTF Research Group Guidelines
and Procedures", BCP 8, RFC 2014, DOI 10.17487/RFC2014,
October 1996, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2014>.
[IRTFCHAIR]
Eggert, L., "The Role of the IRTF Chair", RFC 7827,
DOI 10.17487/RFC7827, March 2016,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7827>.
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[IRTFPRIMER]
Dawkins, S., Ed., "An IRTF Primer for IETF Participants",
RFC 7418, DOI 10.17487/RFC7418, December 2014,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7418>.
[ISOC] "Amended and restated By-Laws of the Internet Society",
March 2021, <https://www.internetsociety.org/about-
internet-society/governance-policies/by-laws/>.
[MEETINGS] Krishnan, S., "High-Level Guidance for the Meeting Policy
of the IETF", BCP 226, RFC 8719, DOI 10.17487/RFC8719,
February 2020, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8719>.
[NOMCOM] Kucherawy, M., Ed., Hinden, R., Ed., and J. Livingood,
Ed., "IAB, IESG, IETF Trust, and IETF LLC Selection,
Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the IETF
Nominating and Recall Committees", BCP 10, RFC 8713,
February 2020.
Leiba, B., "Eligibility for the 2020-2021 Nominating
Committee", BCP 10, RFC 8788, May 2020.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp10>
[RFC2028] Hovey, R. and S. Bradner, "The Organizations Involved in
the IETF Standards Process", BCP 11, RFC 2028,
DOI 10.17487/RFC2028, October 1996,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2028>.
[WGPROCS] Bradner, S., "IETF Working Group Guidelines and
Procedures", BCP 25, RFC 2418, September 1998.
Wasserman, M., "Updates to RFC 2418 Regarding the
Management of IETF Mailing Lists", BCP 25, RFC 3934,
October 2004.
Resnick, P. and A. Farrel, "IETF Anti-Harassment
Procedures", BCP 25, RFC 7776, March 2016.
Resnick, P. and A. Farrel, "Update to the IETF Anti-
Harassment Procedures for the Replacement of the IETF
Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC) with the IETF
Administration LLC", BCP 25, RFC 8716, February 2020.
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp25>
8.2. Informative References
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[COPYRIGHT]
Halpern, J., Ed., "Advice to the Trustees of the IETF
Trust on Rights to Be Granted in IETF Documents",
RFC 8721, DOI 10.17487/RFC8721, February 2020,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8721>.
[ISOCIETF] Camarillo, G. and J. Livingood, "The IETF-ISOC
Relationship", RFC 8712, DOI 10.17487/RFC8712, February
2020, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8712>.
[TRUSTEES] Arkko, J., "IETF Administrative Support Activity 2.0:
Update to the Process for Selection of Trustees for the
IETF Trust", RFC 8715, DOI 10.17487/RFC8715, February
2020, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8715>.
Author's Address
Rich Salz
Akamai Technologies
Email: rsalz@akamai.com
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