I posted this to the 2050-wg list that is working on redrafting RFC 2050. I'm also posting a copy here to the LIR working group so that it gets wider distribution. I hope that those in the RIPE community interested in the redrafting of RFC 2050 will volunteer to participate in the small editorial/drafting teams. Mark Mark McFadden 21st Century Texts Internet Infrastructure Consulting for a New Century Madison Wisconsin mcfadden@21st-century-texts.com -----Original Message----- From: 2050-wg-request@arin.net [mailto:2050-wg-request@arin.net] On Behalf Of Mark McFadden Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 9:57 AM To: 2050-wg@arin.net Subject: Moving Forward: Call for Volunteers (editing/drafting) All: With the conclusion of the RIPE meeting last week in Amsterdam there have been presentations at each RIR and the ASO General Assembly on the plan for redrafting RFC 2050. In each case I've made a call for comments on the proposed principles and the proposed series of documents. It's easy to summarize the comments on the document series: there was very little. Instead, many comments surrounded how to publish the documents. Some suggested that the resulting documents be presented as IETF Informational RFCs. It seems to me, based on the input I've received, that we can proceed with the drafting of some of the documents BEFORE we agree HOW they are to be published. What I'd like to do now is put out a public call for volunteers to work on small editorial teams to draft initial versions of the new documents. The goal would to be to draft initial versions, submit them to this and other appropriate lists, and present them at upcoming RIR meetings. I've listed below the entire series of documents that have been proposed. Now, I'd like to build small, volunteer groups who would be willing to work on drafting initial documents for the series. In particular, I'd like to have volunteers for: IP-ADDRdoc 1: INSTRUCTIONS TO EDITORS AND AUTHORS OF IP-ADDRdocs; IP-ADDRdoc 2: A GUIDE TO ADDRESSING POLICY, ALLOCATION, AND PRINCIPLES; IP-ADDRdoc 3: THE PRINCIPLES OF IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION FOR IPv4; and, IP-ADDRdoc 5: THE PRINCIPLES OF AS NUMBER ASSIGNMENT If you would like to volunteer for work on the drafting/editing of these documents -- and I hope you do -- please reply to this email with an indication of which of the documents you would like to work on. I hope to have small teams assembled in a week or so. Thanks, the entire document series is pasted below. Mark Mark McFadden 21st Century Texts Internet Infrastructure Consulting for a New Century Madison Wisconsin mcfadden@21st-century-texts.com To review, the proposed document series has the following documents: --------------------------------------------------------------- RFC 2050 REPLACEMENT DOCUMENT SERIES (ADDRESSING POLICY AND RIR FRAMEWORK) "IP-ADDRdocs" --------------------------------------------------------------- IP-ADDRdoc 1: INSTRUCTIONS TO EDITORS AND AUTHORS OF IP-ADDRdocs A document describing the purpose of the documents. How each document is to be formatted, written, approved and published. A METAdocument for the IP-ADDRdoc series. IP-ADDRdoc 2: A GUIDE TO ADDRESSING POLICY, ALLOCATION, AND PRINCIPLES A guide intended to provide an introduction to IP addressing policy, the organization of the regional registries, and the RIR hierarchy to individuals and organizations not intimately connected to the RIRs. Tutorial in nature, this document would also provide a glossary to commonly used terms at the RIRs and in addressing policy in general. Much of the content for this section replaces Section 1 of RFC 2050 and puts it into a "readable," user-friendly form. IP-ADDRdoc 3: THE PRINCIPLES OF IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION FOR IPv4 This is also part of the original RFC in section 1, but could easily stand on its own. The document would also describe (or provide pointers to information about) addressing decisions that address special cases in IPv4. This will certainly include private address space (with a pointer to the appropriate RFC) and multicast. It might include other instances where special or reserved assignments have been made (either by IANA or by the RIRs). IP-ADDRdoc 4: THE PRINCIPLES OF IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION FOR IPv6 Self-explanatory, but in the wake of a recent RIPE meeting, a potentially challenging document to write. IP-ADDRdoc 5: THE PRINCIPLES OF AS NUMBER ASSIGNMENT Self-explanatory. IP-ADDRdoc 6: CRITERIA GUIDELINES FOR IPv4 ADDRESS ALLOCATION This is a reworking of Sections 2 through 4 of RFC 2050. Special attention would be paid to the common criteria used in all registries with pointers to RIR operational documents. This document would also define critical terms, such as "engineering plans," "assignment history," "utilization rate," and so forth. IP-ADDRdoc 7: REVERSE MAPPING SERVICES FOR IPv4 Self-explanatory. This document would be a replacement for RFC 2050's section 5 and document the architecture and maintenance of IN-ADDR.ARPA. IP-ADDRdoc 8: ADDRESSING AND NUMBERING ORGANIZATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS This document would include a description of the RIRs, IANA, ICANN, and the IETF. The document would document the relationship between the RIR's and ICANN (a pointer to the MoU and explanatory text), the mechanism by which new registries come into existence (or a pointer), the relationship between RIRs and the ASO, and the relationship between the RIRs and the IETF. This document would also replace the "Right to Appeal" section of RFC 2050's Section 6. The document would also provide pointers to previously published documents regarding the procedures under which the ICANN Address Council and Address Supporting Organizations work. These pointers may include documents that define the relationship between the AC, ASO and the RIRs.