An IRTF Primer for IETF Participants
RFC 7418
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(December 2014; No errata)
Was draft-dawkins-irtf-newrg (individual)
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Last updated | 2014-12-12 | ||
Stream | IRTF | ||
Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
IETF conflict review | conflict-review-dawkins-irtf-newrg | ||
Stream | IRTF state | Published RFC | |
Consensus Boilerplate | No | ||
Document shepherd | Lars Eggert | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 7418 (Informational) | |
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Responsible AD | (None) | ||
Send notices to | (None) | ||
IANA | IANA review state | IANA OK - No Actions Needed | |
IANA action state | No IANA Actions |
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) S. Dawkins, Ed. Request for Comments: 7418 Huawei Category: Informational December 2014 ISSN: 2070-1721 An IRTF Primer for IETF Participants Abstract This document provides a high-level description of things for Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) participants to consider when bringing proposals for new research groups (RGs) into the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). This document emphasizes differences in expectations between the two organizations. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related research and development activities. These results might not be suitable for deployment. This RFC represents the individual opinion(s) of one or more members of the IRSG Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Documents approved for publication by the IRSG are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7418. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2014 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Dawkins Informational [Page 1] RFC 7418 IRTF Primer for IETF December 2014 Table of Contents 1. Introduction and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. The IRTF Is Not the IETF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.1. Research and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.3. Time Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.4. Alternatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.5. Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.6. Charters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.7. Deliverables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.8. Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3. Now That You Know What Not to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1. Introduction and Scope This document provides a high-level description of things for Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) participants to consider when bringing proposals for new research groups (RGs) into the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). This document emphasizes differences in expectations between the two organizations. IRTF RG guidelines and procedures are described in BCP 8 [RFC2014], and this document does not change those guidelines and procedures in any way. 2. The IRTF Is Not the IETF A number of proposals from experienced IETF participants for new IRTF RGs have encountered problems because the IETF participants were making proposals appropriate for the IETF, but not for the IRTF. [RFC2014] describes the origin of IRTF RGs but doesn't provide much detail about the process, which is intended to be flexible and accommodate new types of RGs. Lacking that detail, experienced IETF participants fall back on what they know, assume that chartering an IRTF RG will be similar to chartering an IETF working group (WG), follow the suggestions in [RFC6771] to gather a group of interested parties, and then follow the suggestions in [RFC5434] to prepare for a successful BOF and eventually, a chartered WG. Dawkins Informational [Page 2] RFC 7418 IRTF Primer for IETF December 2014 Both of these documents are excellent references for proposals in the IETF, but their suggestions may result in a proposal that is almost the opposite of what the IRTF Chair is looking for in a proposal for an IRTF RG. The mismatches fall into some consistent categories, andShow full document text