Scheduling Extensions to CalDAV
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                          C. Daboo
Request for Comments: 6638                                    Apple Inc.
Updates: 4791, 5546                                      B. Desruisseaux
Category: Standards Track                                         Oracle
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                June 2012

                    Scheduling Extensions to CalDAV

Abstract

   This document defines extensions to the Calendaring Extensions to
   WebDAV (CalDAV) "calendar-access" feature to specify a standard way
   of performing scheduling operations with iCalendar-based calendar
   components.  This document defines the "calendar-auto-schedule"
   feature of CalDAV.

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   This is an Internet Standards Track document.

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   Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

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Daboo & Desruisseaux         Standards Track                    [Page 1]
RFC 6638                    CalDAV Scheduling                  June 2012

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Table of Contents

   1. Introduction ....................................................5
      1.1. Terminology ................................................6
      1.2. Notational Conventions .....................................7
      1.3. XML Namespaces and Processing ..............................7
   2. Scheduling Support ..............................................8
      2.1. Scheduling Outbox Collection ...............................9
           2.1.1. CALDAV:schedule-outbox-URL Property ................10
      2.2. Scheduling Inbox Collection ...............................10
           2.2.1. CALDAV:schedule-inbox-URL Property .................11
      2.3. Calendaring Reports Extensions ............................12
      2.4. Additional Principal Properties ...........................12
           2.4.1. CALDAV:calendar-user-address-set Property ..........12
           2.4.2. CALDAV:calendar-user-type Property .................13
   3. Scheduling Operations ..........................................14
      3.1. Identifying Scheduling Object Resources ...................14
      3.2. Handling Scheduling Object Resources ......................15
           3.2.1. Organizer Scheduling Object Resources ..............15
                  3.2.1.1. Create ....................................16
                  3.2.1.2. Modify ....................................17
                  3.2.1.3. Remove ....................................18
           3.2.2. Attendee Scheduling Object Resources ...............18
                  3.2.2.1. Allowed "Attendee" Changes ................18
                  3.2.2.2. Create ....................................19
                  3.2.2.3. Modify ....................................20
                  3.2.2.4. Remove ....................................21
           3.2.3. HTTP Methods .......................................21
                  3.2.3.1. PUT .......................................22
                  3.2.3.2. DELETE ....................................22
                  3.2.3.3. COPY ......................................23