The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2
RFC 1602
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(March 1994; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 2026
Updated by RFC 1871
Obsoletes RFC 1310
Was draft-iab-standards-processv2 (individual)
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Authors | Phillip Gross , Christian Huitema | ||
Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
Stream | Legacy | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
Stream | Legacy state | (None) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 1602 (Informational) | |
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Network Working Group Internet Architecture Board and Request for Comments: 1602 Internet Engineering Steering Group Obsoletes: 1310 March 1994 Category: Informational The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2 Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Notice This informational memo presents the current procedures for creating and documenting Internet Standards. This document is provisional, pending legal review and concurrence of the Internet Society Trustees. It is being published in this form to keep the Internet Community informed as to the current status of policies and procedures for Internet Standards work. Abstract This document is a revision of RFC 1310, which defined the official procedures for creating and documenting Internet Standards. This revision (revision 2) includes the following major changes: (a) The new management structure arising from the POISED Working Group is reflected. These changes were agreed to by the IETF plenary and by the IAB and IESG in November 1992 and accepted by the ISOC Board of Trustees at their December 1992 meeting. (b) Prototype status is added to the non-standards track maturity levels (Section 2.4.1). (c) The Intellectual Property Rights section is completely revised, in accordance with legal advice. Section 5 of this document replaces Sections 5 and 6 of RFC-1310. The new section 5 has been reviewed by legal counsel to the Internet Society. IAB - IESG [Page 1] RFC 1602 Internet Standards Process March 1994 (d) An appeals procedure is added (Section 3.6). (e) The wording of sections 1 and 1.2 has been changed to clarify the relationships that exist between the Internet Society and the IAB, the IESG, the IETF, and the Internet Standards process. (f) An Appendix B has been added, listing the contact points for the RFC editor, the IANA, the IESG, the IAB and the ISOC. The "future issues" are now listed in Appendix C. IAB - IESG [Page 2] RFC 1602 Internet Standards Process March 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................. 3 1.1 Internet Standards. ...................................... 4 1.2 Organizations ............................................ 6 1.3 Standards-Related Publications ........................... 8 1.4 Internet Assigned Number Authority (IANA) ................ 10 2. NOMENCLATURE ................................................. 11 2.1 The Internet Standards Track ............................. 11 2.2 Types of Specifications .................................. 12 2.3 Standards Track Maturity Levels .......................... 13 2.4 Non-Standards Track Maturity Levels ...................... 15 2.5 Requirement Levels ....................................... 17 3. THE INTERNET STANDARDS PROCESS ............................... 19 3.1 Review and Approval ...................................... 19 3.2 Entering the Standards Track ............................. 20 3.3 Advancing in the Standards Track ......................... 21 3.4 Revising a Standard ...................................... 22 3.5 Retiring a Standard ...................................... 22 3.6 Conflict Resolution and Appeals .......................... 23 4. EXTERNAL STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS ........................ 24 5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS ................................. 26 5.1. General Policy .......................................... 26 5.2. Definitions ............................................. 26 5.3 Trade Secret Rights ...................................... 27 5.4. Rights and Permissions .................................. 27 5.5. Notices ................................................. 30 5.6. Assurances .............................................. 31 6. REFERENCES ................................................... 34 APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS ................................. 35 APPENDIX B: CONTACT POINTS ....................................... 35 APPENDIX C: FUTURE ISSUES ........................................ 36 Security Considerations .......................................... 37 Authors' Addresses ............................................... 37 1. INTRODUCTION This memo documents the process currently used by the InternetShow full document text