IAB Processes for Management of IETF Liaison Relationships
RFC 4052
Document | Type |
RFC - Best Current Practice
(April 2005; Errata)
Also known as BCP 102
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Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
Stream | IAB | ||
Formats | plain text pdf htmlized with errata bibtex | ||
Stream | IAB state | (None) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
RFC Editor Note | (None) |
Network Working Group L. Daigle, Ed. Request for Comments: 4052 Internet Architecture Board BCP: 102 April 2005 Category: Best Current Practice IAB Processes for Management of IETF Liaison Relationships Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). Abstract This document discusses the procedures used by the IAB to establish and maintain liaison relationships between the IETF and other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), consortia and industry fora. This document also discusses the appointment and responsibilities of IETF liaison managers and representatives, and the expectations of the IAB for organizations with whom liaison relationships are established. Table of Contents 1. Liaison Relationships and Personnel .............................2 2. Aspects of Liaisons and Liaison Management ......................3 2.1. Liaison Relationships ......................................3 2.2. Liaison Manager ............................................3 2.3. Liaison Representatives ....................................4 2.4. Liaison Communications .....................................4 3. Summary of IETF Liaison Manager Responsibilities ................5 4. Approval and Transmission of Liaison Statements .................6 5. Security Considerations .........................................6 6. Acknowledgements ................................................7 7. References ......................................................8 7.1. Normative References .......................................8 7.2. Informative References .....................................8 Daigle & IAB Best Current Practice [Page 1] RFC 4052 IAB Liaison Management April 2005 1. Liaison Relationships and Personnel The IETF, as an organization, has the need to engage in direct communication or joint endeavors with various other formal organizations. For example, the IETF is one of several Standards Development Organizations, or SDOs, and all SDOs including the IETF find it increasingly necessary to communicate and coordinate their activities involving Internet-related technologies. This is useful in order to avoid overlap in work efforts and to manage interactions between their groups. In cases where the mutual effort to communicate and coordinate activities is formalized, these relationships are generically referred to as "liaison relationships". In such cases, a person from the IETF is designated to manage a given liaison relationship; that person is generally called the "IETF liaison manager" to the other organization. When the liaison relationship is expected to encompass a complex or broad range of activities, more people may be designated to undertake some portions of the communications, coordinated by the liaison manager. Often, the other organization will similarly designate their own liaison manager to the IETF. This document is chiefly concerned with: o the establishment and maintenance of liaison relationships, and o the appointment and responsibilities of IETF liaison managers and representatives. The management of other organizations' liaison managers to the IETF, whether or not in the context of a liaison relationship, is outside the scope of this document. The IETF has chartered the Internet Architecture Board to manage liaison relationships. Consistent with its charter [2], the IAB acts as representative of the interests of the IETF and the Internet Society in technical liaison relationships with other organizations concerned with standards and other technical and organizational issues relevant to the worldwide Internet. Liaison relationships are kept as informal as possible and must be of demonstrable value to the IETF's technical mandate. Individual participants of the IETF are appointed as liaison managers or representatives to other organizations by the IAB. Daigle & IAB Best Current Practice [Page 2] RFC 4052 IAB Liaison Management April 2005 In general, a liaison relationship is most valuable when there are areas of technical development of mutual interest. For the most part, SDOs would rather leverage existing work done by other organizations than recreate it themselves (and would like the same done with respect to their own work). Establishing a liaison relationship can provide the framework for ongoing communications toShow full document text