Internet Monthly Report for October, 2000 1. The IESG approved or recommended the following 18 Protocol Actions during the month of October, 2000: o IETF Discussion List Charter for publication as a Best Current Practices RFC. o Recommended Internet Service Provider Security Services and Procedures for publication as a Best Current Practices RFC. o A URN Namespace of Object Identifiers for publication as an Informational RFC. o Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT) for publication as an Informational RFC. o Unified Memory Space Protocol Specification for publication as an Informational RFC. o Reliable Multicast Transport Building Blocks for One-to-Many Bulk-Data Transfer for publication as an Informational RFC. o The audio/mpeg Media Type for publication as a Proposed Standard. o SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Dynamic Update for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) Signing Authority for publication as a Proposed Standard. o The Subnet Selection Option for DHCP for publication as a Proposed Standard. o The User Class Option for DHCP for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Notification Log MIB for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Using 31-Bit Prefixes on IPv4 Point-to-Point Links for publication as a Proposed Standard. o XML Media Types for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Registration of parityfec MIME types for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Definitions of Managed Objects for Monitoring and Controlling the UNI/NNI Multilink Frame Relay Function for publication as a Proposed Standard. o Reverse Tunneling for Mobile IP, revised for publication as a Proposed Standard. 4. Six Last Calls were issued by the IESG during the month of October, 2000: o Tags for the Identification of Languages for consideration as a Best Current Practices RFC. o Defining the IETF for consideration as a Best Current Practices RFC. o IP Mobility Support for IPv4, revised for consideration as a Proposed Standard. o An Internet Attribute Certificate Profile for Authorization for consideration as a Proposed Standard. o RTP payload format for MPEG-4 Audio/Visual streams for consideration as a Proposed Standard. o Attribute List Extension for the Service Location Protocol for consideration as a Proposed Standard. 5. One new working groups was created: Securely Available Credentials (sacred) and 5 working groups were concluded this period. Physical Topology MIB (ptopomib) TCP Implementation (tcpimpl) Content Negotiation (conneg) HyperText Transfer Protocol (http) Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement (rtfm) 6. There were 215 Internet-Draft Actions during the month of October, 2000: (svrloc) o Service Location Protocol Modifications for IPv6 (dhc) o DHCP Relay Agent Information Option (disman) o Notification Log MIB (none) o INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1 (none) o Java LDAP Controls (none) o LDAP Proxied Authentication Control (ipsec) o DHCP Configuration of IPSEC Tunnel Mode in IPv4 (tn3270e) o TLS-based Telnet Security (none) o Delta encoding in HTTP (none) o Instance Digests in HTTP (idmr) o IGMP Multicast Router Discovery (none) o The application/smil Media Type (nat) o Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT) (nat) o Protocol Complications with the IP Network Address Translator (NAT) (ipcdn) o Data Over Cable System Quality of Service Management Information Base (DOCSIS-QOS MIB) (pkix) o Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Data Validation and Certification Server Protocols (pkix) o Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time Stamp Protocols (TSP) (none) o Sieve -- IMAP flag Extension (smime) o Examples of S/MIME Messages (iptel) o CPL: A Language for User Control of Internet Telephony Services (grip) o Recommended Internet Service Provider Security Services and Procedures (bmwg) o Methodology for IP Multicast Benchmarking (ipngwg) o IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol (fax) o File Format for Internet Fax (none) o SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLS (none) o Traffic Engineering Extensions to OSPF (pilc) o End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with Errors (none) o Tags for the Identification of Languages (rmt) o Reliable Multicast Transport Building Blocks for One-to-Many Bulk-Data Transfer (rap) o COPS Usage for Policy Provisioning (pilc) o Performance Enhancing Proxies (smime) o Password-based Encryption for S/MIME (none) o MIB Definition for PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE) (policy) o Policy Core Information Model - Version 1 Specification (none) o LDAP Authentication Response Control (ldapext) o Returning Matched Values with LDAPv3 (ldapext) o A Taxonomoy of Methods for LDAP Clients Finding Servers (none) o Defining the IETF (none) o IP Payload Compression Protocol (IPComp) (sigtran) o SS7 MTP2-User Adaptation Layer (sigtran) o ISDN Q.921-User Adaptation Layer (sigtran) o SS7 MTP3-User Adaptation Layer (M3UA) (none) o Attribute List Extension for the Service Location Protocol (none) o Extended Partial Response Protocol Enhancement to LDAP v3 (fax) o Content Negotiation for Internet Messaging Services (sip) o SIP Session Timer (none) o DHCP Authentication Via Kerberos V (deltav) o Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (dhc) o DHC load balancing algorithm (fax) o Timely Delivery for Internet Messaging Services (none) o mSLP - Mesh-enhanced Service Location Protocol (none) o Storing Vendor Information in the LDAP root DSE (none) o SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages (smime) o Compressed Data Content Type for S/MIME (none) o Vendor Extensions for Service Location Protocol, Version 2 (none) o Multicast Address Allocation in Auto-Configured Networks (frnetmib) o Definitions of Managed Objects for Monitoring and Controlling the UNI/NNI Multilink Frame Relay Function (none) o STRUCTURED DATA EXCHANGE FORMAT (SDXF) (openpgp) o OpenPGP Message Format (smime) o Implementing Company Classification Policy with the S/MIME Security Label (mpls) o LSP Modification Using CR-LDP (pppext) o PPP Multiplexed (none) o Control of Service Context using SIP Request-URI (sip) o MIME media types for ISUP and QSIG Objects (dnsext) o Secure Domain Name System (DNS) Dynamic Update (dnsext) o Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) Signing Authority (mobileip) o Reverse Tunneling for Mobile IP, revised (avt) o RTP payload format for MPEG-4 Audio/Visual streams (none) o Event Notification in SIP (none) o Generic Registry-Registrar Protocol Requirements (rmonmib) o Remote Monitoring MIB Extensions for Interface Parameters Monitoring (trade) o Payment API for v1.0 Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) (ipngwg) o IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture (snmpconf) o Policy Based Management MIB (none) o Definitions of Managed Objects for Open Provisioning Standard (OPS) in the Loop Access Environment (mobileip) o Generalized NAI Extension (GNAIE) (none) o The Mini-DHCP Server (none) o ECN Interactions with IP Tunnels (none) o On the use of HTTP as a Substrate for Other Protocols (adslmib) o Definitions of Managed Objects for HDSL2 and SHDSL Lines (ipngwg) o Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6 (sigtran) o SS7 SCCP-User Adaptation Layer (SUA) (none) o The Network Solutions Personal Internet Name (PIN): A URN Namespace for People and Organizations (none) o The IMXP Presence Service (none) o The IMXP Access Service (none) o The IMXP (rap) o Identity Representation for RSVP (idn) o RACE: Row-based ASCII Compatible Encoding for IDN (none) o Mobile Virtual Private Network (diffserv) o Definition of Differentiated Services Per Domain Behaviors and Rules for their Specification (none) o Using 31-Bit Prefixes on IPv4 Point-to-Point Links (none) o Preparation of text in RFC style (pkix) o Transport Protocols for CMP (none) o Secure Internet Live Conferencing (SILC), Protocol Specification (none) o SILC Packet Protocol (none) o SILC Key Exchange and Authentication Protocols (none) o Link Bundling in Optical Networks (none) o LDAPv3: All Operational Attributes (rohc) o RObust Header Compression (ROHC) (ecm) o The Congestion Manager (none) o LDAPv3: Grouping of Related Operations (sigtran) o Signalling Transport over SCTP applicability statement (none) o SPIRITS Architecture (none) o A Framework for Network-based VPNs (enum) o ENUM Service Specific Provisioning: Principles of Operation (vpim) o Voice Message Routing Service (none) o Flooding optimizations in link-state routing protocols (none) o Local Mobility Agents in IPv6 (aaa) o Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting:Protocol Evaluation (imapext) o INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - THREAD EXTENSION (none) o Alarm MIB (none) o Radius Security Extensions using Kerberos v5 (vpim) o Critical Content of Internet Mail (avt) o RTP payload format for AMR (none) o Bibliographic Protocol Level 1: Link Resolution and Metapage Retrieval (beep) o The Blocks eXtensible eXchange Protocol Framework (beep) o Mapping the BXXP Framework onto TCP (none) o An analysis of IPv6 anycast (none) o Address Prefix Based Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4 (idr) o Cooperative Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4 (mmusic) o Conventions for the use of the Session Description Protocol (SDP)for ATM Bearer Connections (none) o Socket API for IPv6 traffic class field (idr) o Autonomous System Confederations for BGP (none) o URN Namespace for Literate Programming: Anthony B. Coates URN-NID-abc (none) o A Model for CDN Peering (none) o Content Distribution Network Peering Scenarios (none) o Accounting Models for CDN Peering (tls) + Addition of MISTY1 to TLS (none) o CDN Peering Architectural Overview (none) + Megaco/H.248 Media Gateway Resources Discovery (imapext) + IMAP4 LIST Command Extensions (none) + Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3):Technical Specification (none) + COPS usage for Mobile IP (MIP) (syslog) o syslog Protocol (none) o SCSI over IP (tls) o AES Ciphersuites for TLS (tls) + Addition of the Camellia Encryption Algorithm to TLS (none) + Mail transfer reliability in Simple Mail Tranfer Protocol(SMTP) (none) + The audio/ac3 Media Type (none) + Enhanced Alerting Packages for Megaco/H.248 (none) + Supplemental Tones Packages for Megaco/H.248 (none) + Confirmation of SDP preconditions (none) + Report of the First Megaco/H.248 Interop Event (mobileip) + Hierarchical MIPv6 mobility management (none) + SIP Registration (kink) + Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys (kink) + Kerberized Internet Negotiation of Keys (KINK) (none) + Signalling Unnumbered Links in RSVP-TE (ipsp) + A Roadmap for IPsec Policy Management (none) + HTTP host and port selection using URIs and SRV RRs A generic mechanism for resolving port conflicts between URIs and SRV RRs (sip) + SIP: Session Initiation Protocol -- Locating SIP Servers (none) o Error Tolerant RTP Payload Format for AMR (zeroconf) + Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 link-local addresses (none) o MPLS-based Layer 2 VPNs (none) + ZONE and VIEW option records in DNS messages (none) + RTFM: Implementing New Attributes (none) + Diversion Indication in SIP (none) + SIP Record-Route/Route Hiding (none) o Use of CR-LDP or RSVP-TE to Extend 802.1Q Virtual LANs across MPLS Networks (none) + SIP Authentication using CHAP-Password (none) + Signalling Unnumbered Links in CR-LDP (none) + MGCP Business Phone Packages (rohc) + Lower Layer Guidelines for Robust RTP/UDP/IP Header Compression (none) o Instant Messaging using IMXP (mpls) + Fault Tolerance for LDP and CR-LDP (none) + A high-level application-oriented interface to the traffic flow measurement architecture (none) + HTTP Display and network connection characteristics (none) + EtherIP: Tunneling Ethernet Frames in IP Datagrams (none) + AAA Interface for IPv6 Handoff (none) + SIP T.38 Call Flow Examples And Best Current Practice (ipsec) + More MODP Diffie-Hellman groups for IKE (none) + Telnet Authentication Option (none) + Telnet Authentication: Kerberos Version 5 (none) + Telnet Authentication: SRP (none) + Extensions to DHCP for Roaming Users (none) + Extended Authentication within IKE (XAUTH) (none) + SGM support in Mobile IP (none) + The ISAKMP Configuration Method (none) + Quick Instant Messaging Protocol (none) + ENUM Administrative Process in the U.S.A. (syslog) o Reliable Delivery for Syslog (none) + XML coding of RFC822 messages (none) o UMAC: Message Authentication Code using Universal Hashing (aaa) o AAA Problem Statements (none) + Distribution of 802.1Q VLAN information using Opaque LSA (none) + DHCP Domain Search Option (none) o Fast Handovers in Mobile IPv6 (spirits) + The SPIRITS Architecture (mpls) + Generalized MPLS - Signaling Functional Description (mpls) + MPLS LDP Query Message Description (none) + NHNS - Netnews Hierarchy Names System (none) + iSNS Internet Storage Name Service (none) + Requirements for Reliable Server Pooling (none) o Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3bis): UTF-8 String Representation of Distinguished Names (none) + LDAP & X.500 Component Matching Rules (none) + MGCP CAS Packages (none) + Comments to the Unified Memory Space Protocol (none) + Support for IPv6 in SDP (idn) + Handling versions of internationalized domain names protocols (none) + URLs for Telephone Calls (RFC 2806bis) (none) + BGP-MPLS VPN extension for IPv6 VPN over an IPv4 infrastructure (none) + Connecting IPv6 Domains across IPv4 Clouds with BGP (none) + Handle System Protocol (ver 2.0) Specification (dnsext) + Applicability Statement for DNS MIB Extensions (none) + Content Negotiation Header in HTTP Scenarios (none) + Authenticate the Network Access Server in RADIUS (ips) + Fibre Channel Over TCP/IP (FCIP) (none) + Enpoint Name Resolution Protocol (enrp) (none) + Service Management Architectures Issues and Review (none) + Remote Packet Capture (diffserv) + A Bulk Handling Per-Domain Behavior for Differentiated Services (none) + Aggregate Server Access Protocol (ASAP) (none) + Service Level Specification Semantics and Parameters (none) + Mobile IPv6 Regional Paging < draft-sarikaya-mobileip-hmipv6rp-00.txt> (none) + Service Level Specification and Usage Framework 7. 51 RFCs were published during this period RFC2910 PS (ipp) Internet Printing Protocol/1.1: Encoding and Transport RFC2911 PS (ipp) Internet Printing Protocol/1.1: Model and Semantics RFC2922 I (ptopomib)Physical Topology MIB RFC2925 PS (disman) Definitions of Managed Objects for Remote Ping, Traceroute, and Lookup Operations RFC2926 I (svrloc) Conversion of LDAP Schemas to and from SLP Templates RFC2928 I (ipngwg) Initial IPv6 Sub-TLA ID Assignments RFC2932 PS (idmr) IPv4 Multicast Routing MIB RFC2933 PS (idmr) Internet Group Management Protocol MIB RFC2934 E (idmr) Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4 RFC2937 PS (dhc) The Name Service Search Option for DHCP RFC2938 PS (conneg) Identifying composite media features RFC2939 B (dhc) Procedure for Defining New DHCP Options and Message Types RFC2940 PS (rap) Definitions of Managed Objects for Common Open Policy Service (COPS) Protocol Clients RFC2941 PS (none) Telnet Authentication Option RFC2942 PS (none) Telnet Authentication: Kerberos Version 5 RFC2943 PS (none) Telnet Authentication Using DSA RFC2944 PS (none) Telnet Authentication: SRP RFC2945 PS (none) The SRP Authentication and Key Exchange System RFC2946 PS (none) Telnet Data Encryption Option RFC2947 PS (none) Telnet Encryption: DES3 64 bit Cipher Feedback RFC2948 PS (none) Telnet Encryption: DES3 64 bit Output Feedback RFC2949 PS (none) Telnet Encryption: CAST-128 64 bit Cipher Feedback RFC2950 PS (none) Telnet Encryption: CAST-128 64 bit Cipher Feedback RFC2951 I (none) Telnet Authentication Using KEA and SKIPJACK RFC2952 I (none) Telnet Encryption: DES 64 bit Cipher Feedback RFC2953 I (none) Telnet Encryption: DES 64 bit Output Feedback RFC2954 PS (frnetmib)Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service RFC2955 PS (frnetmib)Definitions of Managed Objects for Monitoring and Controlling the Frame Relay/ATM PVC Service Interworking Function RFC2956 I (iab) Overview of 1999 IAB Network Layer Workshop RFC2957 I (none) The application/whoispp-query Content-Type RFC2958 I (none) The application/whoispp-response Content- type RFC2959 PS (avt) Real-Time Transport Protocol Management Information Base RFC2960 PS (sigtran) Stream Control Transmission Protocol RFC2962 I (nat) An SNMP Application Level Gateway for Payload Address Translation RFC2963 I (none) A rate adaptive shaper for differentiated services RFC2964 B (iesg) Use of HTTP State Management RFC2965 PS (http) HTTP State Management Mechanism RFC2966 I (isis) Domain-wide Prefix Distribution with Two- Level IS-IS RFC2967 I (none) Technical Infrastructure for Swedish Directory Access Gateways (TISDAG) RFC2968 I (none) Networking Multiple DAG servers: Meshes RFC2969 I (none) Wide Area Directory Deployment Experiences RFC2970 I (none) An Architecture for Integrated Directory Services RFC2971 PS (none) IMAP4 ID extension RFC2972 I (cnrp) Context and Goals for Common Name Resolution RFC2973 I (isis) IS-IS Mesh Groups RFC2974 E (mmusic) Session Announcement Protocol RFC2976 PS (sip) The SIP INFO Method RFC2977 I (aaa) Mobileip IP Authentication, Authorization, and Acounting Requirements RFC2978 B (none) IANA Charset Registration Procedures RFC2979 I (iab) Behavior of and Requirements for Internet Firewalls RFC2980 I (nntpext) Common NNTP Extensions RFC2983 I (diffserv)Differentiated Services and Tunnels RFC2984 PS (smime) Use of the CAST-128 Encryption Algorithm in CMS