Internet Monthly Report for March, 1999 1. The IESG approved or recommended the following thirteen Protocol Actions during the month of March, 1999: o Microsoft Vendor-specific RADIUS Attributes (Informational) o Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6 (Informational) o Wireless Device Configuration (OTASP/OTAPA) via ACAP (Informational) o Directory Server Monitoring MIB (Proposed Standard) o Use of Language Codes in LDAP (Proposed Standard) o Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3): Extensions for Dynamic Directory Services (Proposed Standard) o ILMI-Based Server Discovery for ATMARP (Proposed Standard) o ILMI-Based Server Discovery for MARS (Proposed Standard) o ILMI-Based Server Discovery for NHRP (Proposed Standard) o Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay Networks Specification (Proposed Standard) o Assured Forwarding PHB Group (Proposed Standard) o An Expedited Forwarding PHB (Proposed Standard) o BGP/MPLS VPNs (Informational) 2. 15 Last Calls were issued by the IESG during the month of March, 1999: o Reserved Top Level DNS Names (BCP) o Protocol Independent Multicast MIB (Experimental) o Wireless Device Configuration (OTASP/OTAPA) via ACAP (Informational) o Network Services Monitoring MIB (Proposed Standard) o Remote Network Monitoring MIB Extensions for Switch Networks Version 1.0 (Proposed Standard) o Mail Monitoring MIB (Proposed Standard) o IP Multicast Routing MIB (Proposed Standard) o Internet Group Management Protocol MIB (Proposed Standard) o DHCP Options for Service Location Protocol (Proposed Standard) o MPLS Label Stack Encoding (Proposed Standard) o Use of Label Switching on Frame Relay Networks Specification (Proposed Standard) o MPLS using ATM VC Switching (Proposed Standard) o Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP) (Proposed Standard) o Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture (Proposed Standard) o Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers (Proposed Standard) 3. There were 218 Internet-Draft Actions during the month of March, 1999: (mobileip) o Route Optimization in Mobile IP (rsvp) o RSVP Cryptographic Authentication (drums) o Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (idmr) o A ''traceroute'' facility for IP Multicast. (none) o PEP - an Extension Mechanism for HTTP (idmr) o Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (rsvp) o RSVP Diagnostic Messages (isis) o Three-Way Handshake for IS-IS Point-to-Point Adjacencies (mhtml) o Sending HTML in MIME, an informational supplement to the RFC: MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate Documents, such as HTML (MHTML) (rsvp) o RSVP Operation Over IP Tunnels (dnsind) o Secret Key Transaction Signatures for DNS (TSIG) (applmib) o Definitions of Managed Objects for WWW Services (svrloc) o An API for Service Location (ippm) o TReno Bulk Transfer Capacity (radius) o RADIUS Extensions (none) o DIAMETER User Authentication Extensions (avt) o Real-Time Transport Protocol Management Information Base (avt) o RTP Profile for Audio and Video Conferences with Minimal Control (ipngwg) o Router Renumbering for IPv6 (none) o Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language (ipvbi) o The Transmission of IP Over the Vertical Blanking Interval of a Television Signal (issll) o Integrated Services Mappings for Low Speed Networks (none) + HTTP Trust Mechanism for State Management (find) o CIP Transport Protocols (ion) o Guidelines for Next Hop Client (NHC) Developers (ipngwg) o IPv6 Node Information Queries (ip1394) o IPv4 over IEEE 1394 (avt) o An RTP Payload Format for Generic Forward Error Correction (none) + Generation of the Age header field in HTTP/1.1 (none) + Format and Example of HTTP/1.1 Requirements Summary (none) o The Alternates Header Field (fax) o GSTN address element extensions in e-mail services (urlreg) o Guidelines for new URL Schemes (smime) o Cryptographic Message Syntax (smime) o Enhanced Security Services for S/MIME (svrloc) o Service Location Protocol, Version 2 (none) o Ancillary Content-Disposition Type (idmr) o Domain Wide Multicast Group Membership Reports (ediint) o HTTP Transport for Secure EDI (mpls) o The Assignment of the Information Field and Protocol Identifier in the Q.2941 Generic Identifier and Q.2957 User-to-user Signaling for the Internet Protocol (ngtrans) o Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers (rap) o A Framework for Policy-based Admission Control (tcpsat) o Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites (iab) o The Case for IPv6 (conneg) o Protocol-independent content negotiation framework (avt) o RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications (pppext) o Layer Two Tunneling Protocol ''L2TP'' IP Differential Services Extension (dnsind) o A New Scheme for the Compression of Domain Names (dnsind) o Binary Labels in the Domain Name System (none) o Mobile IP extension for Private Internets Support (MPN) (none) o DIAMETER Resource Management Extensions (ipngwg) o Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6 (dnsind) o Non-Terminal DNS Name Redirection (pppext) o Layer Two Tunneling Protocol ''L2TP'' Multi-Protocol Label Switching Extension (urlreg) o Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names (pkix) o Certificate Management Messages over CMS (none) o The Content-MD5-Origin: header (none) o HTTP Extension Framework (iab) o Architectural Implications of NAT (none) o ARP and IP Broadcast over HIPPI-800 (usefor) o News Article Format (none) o Photuris: Secret Exchange (hubmib) o Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 Medium Attachment Units (MAUs) using SMIv2 (nfsv4) o NFS version 4 (none) o List-Id: A Structured Field and Namespace for the Identification of Mailing Lists (smime) o Certificate Distribution Specification (diffserv) o A Framework for Differentiated Services (smime) o Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method (diffserv) o Interoperation of RSVP/Int-Serv and Diff-Serv Networks (none) o ISAKMP Certificate Key Exchange Type Specification (madman) o Network Services Monitoring MIB (none) o Mobile IP Public Key Based Authentication (none) o IDentity Infrastructure Protocol (IDIP) (none) o The Text/Plain Format Parameter (pint) o The PINT Profile of SIP and SDP: a Protocol for IP Access to Telephone Call Services (pppext) + Layer Two Tunnelling Protocol : ATM access network extensions. (none) o Simple Multicast: A Design for Simple, Low-Overhead Multicast (avt) o Sampling of the Group Membership in RTP (none) o SCRAPI - A Simple 'Bare Bones' API for RSVP (policy) o Terminology for describing network policy and services (none) o Basic Definition of Message Tracking (none) o DIAMETER Proxy Server Extensions (trade) o Internet Open Trading Protocol - IOTP Version 1.0 (pkix) o Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure PKIX Roadmap (none) o A Framework for IP Based Virtual Private Networks (rap) o COPS usage for RSVP (ion) o Multiprotocol Encapsulation over ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (isis) + Management Information Base for IS-IS (none) o DIAMETER Reliable Transport Extensions (pppext) o PPP over Simple Data Link (SDL) using SONET/SDH with ATM-like framing (trade) o Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) HTTP Supplement (poisson) o Procedures for IETF appointments to the Protocol Supporting Organization (madman) o Mail Monitoring MIB (mpls) o Constraint-Based LSP Setup using LDP (mpls) o Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels (none) o Long Thin Networks (rap) o Signaled Preemption Priority Policy Element (policy) o Policy Framework Core Information Model (dnsind) o A DNS RR Type for Lists of IP Address Prefixes (APL RR) (rap) o Identity Representation for RSVP (none) o IP and ARP over HIPPI-6400 (GSN) (manet) + INSIGNIA (none) o BGP Extended Communities Attribute (ngtrans) o Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds without Explicit Tunnels (none) o Versioning Extensions to WebDAV (hubmib) o Definitions of Object Identifiers for Identifying Ethernet Chip Sets (none) o MIME Sub-type Registrations for unified messaging (vrrp) o Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (acap) o An Introduction to the ACAP Dataset Model (dhc) o The Subnet Selection Option for DHCP (none) + Enhancements to Dynamic Home Agent Discovery (mobileip) + NAI Resolution for Wireless Networks (none) o Wireless Device Configuration (OTASP/OTAPA) via ACAP (none) + Addition of Partition Id to the GSMP header (none) + Group Security Association (GSA) Definition for IP Multicast (none) + QoS Resource Management in MPLS-Based Networks (none) + Load control of real-time traffic (none) + Transparent Hierarchical Mobility Agents (THEMA) (none) + Generic Address Mapping (none) + Home Networking Device and Service Discovery Requirements (webdav) + Goals for Web Versioning (ipngwg) + IPv6 Jumbograms (acap) + ACAP Message of the Day Dataset Class (none) + Simple Service Discovery Protocol/1.0 (none) + TCP Encapsulation for GSMP Messages (none) + PURDET Reliable Transport Extensions on UDP (none) + MPLS using ATM VP Switching (none) + Cache Mesh Evaluation and Design (none) + A Proposal for a two-ended connection model for MGCP (none) + Intel PXE Remote Boot Protocol (none) + Using COPS for VPN Connectivity (none) + Requirements Taxonomy for Virtual Private Networks (pkix) + Diffie-Hellman Proof-of-Possession Algorithms (conneg) + Syntax extensions for abbreviating media feature sets with URLs (none) + Multicast TFTP in the Intel PXE Remote Boot Environment (none) + An Initial Quality of Service Policfor COPS-PR Clients and Serversy Information Base (idmr) + BGP Attributes for Multicast Tree Construction (mobileip) + IP Mobility Architecture Framework (none) + Architectural Considerations for DiffServ Servers (none) + Functional Description of SSCOP (trade) + Digital Signatures for the Internet Open Trading Protocol (none) + Policy Framework Architecture (none) + 3G Wireless Data Provider Architecture Using Mobile IP and AAA (none) + Application Core Protocol (none) + The UDP Lite Protocol (idmr) + PIM Neighbor Hello GenId Option (none) + Application and Sub Application Identity Policy Element for Use with RSVP (dnsind) + Deferred Dynamic Domain Name System (DNS) Delete Operations (none) + Boomerang - A Simple Resource Reservation Framework for IP (none) + Specification of the Qualitative Service Type (nat) + IP Relocation through twice Network Address Translators (RAT) (none) + COPS Usage for Policy Provisioning (none) + QoS Policy Framework Architecture (none) + VPIM Addressing (mboned) + IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions (ippm) + One-way Loss Pattern Sample Metrics (none) + Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Message Processing Rules (none) + IGMP-based Multicast Forwarding (``IGMP Proxying'') (none) + Key Management for Large Dynamic Groups: One-Way Function Trees and Amortized Initialization (mboned) + Justification for and use of the Multicast Routing Monitor (MRM) Protocol (cat) + Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange for Kerberos V5 (cat) + LIPKEY - A Low Infrastructure Public Key Mechanism Using SPKM (none) + MIME Type Registration of RTP Payload Types (none) + Recommendations for DNS SOA Values (none) + QoS Extension to CBT (none) + Generalized Policy Framework Architecture (ldapext) + The Java LDAP Application Program Interface (secsh) + Generic Message Exchange Authentication For SSH (none) + Per Hop Behaviors Based on Dynamic Packet States (none) + Definitions of Managed Parameters for RSVP and SBM network nodes (none) + Differentiated Services on Linux (ipsec) + Policy Framework for IP Security (iptel) + CPL: A Language for User Control of Internet Telephony Services (iptel) + Transporting User Control Information in SIP REGISTER Payloads (radius) + Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) (none) + Usage and Format of the DCLASS Object With RSVP Signaling (grip) + Security Expectations for Internet Service Providers (none) + The Presence Protocol (radius) + RADIUS Accounting (none) + Aggregation of RSVP for IP4 and IP6 Reservations (none) + Using Microsoft Word to create Internet Drafts and RFC's (sigtran) + Performance Requirements for TCAP Signaling in Internet Telephony (none) + Internet Transparency (none) + IMAP Voice Extensions (bmwg) + Methodology for IP Multicast Benchmarking (none) + Framework for Generic Common Signaling Transport Protocol (none) + Connection/Link Status Investigation (CSI) for IPv6 IPv6 Hop-by-Hop option and ICMPv6 messages Extension (none) o Networking Policy Condition Information Model (none) + Packet-SS7 SS7 to Packet SS7 Network (none) + Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML (mmusic) + SIP Caller Preferences and Callee Capabilities (pint) + A proposal for the provisioning of PSTN initiated services running on the Internet (aaa) + Roamops Authentication/Authorization Requirements (none) + Self-Destruct E-mail (mpls) + MPLS Support of Differentiated Services by ATM LSRs and Frame Relay LSRs (none) + SNMP over TCP Transport Mapping (cat) + SASL GSSAPI mechanisms (mboned) + Using MSDP to create Logical RPs (none) + Rescap Profile for Mail User Agents (none) + RSVP Refresh Reduction Extensions (mobileip) + Simple Mobile IP (SMIP) (none) + The VND Tree for URL Scheme Names (none) + Script MIB Extensibility Protocol Version 1.0 (none) + Fast Handoff Method for Real-Time Traffic over Scaleable Mobile IP Networks (none) + MANET Authentication Architecture (megaco) + MEGACO Protocol Proposal (smime) + Methods for Avoiding the 'Small-Subgroup' Attacks on the Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Method for S/MIME (ipngwg) o The Process of Renumbering (none) + Security Negotiation for WebNFS (none) + ACTS Protocol and Timesetting Services (none) + A Single Rate Three Color Marker (none) + A Two Rate Three Color Marker (none) + X10 Proxy MIB for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Network Protocol (SNMPv2) (nfsv4) + NFS Version 4 Design Considerations (smime) + Incorporation of IDEA encryption algorithm in S/MIME (ipngwg) + IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol (dnsind) + The Zone Key Referral (manet) + Long-lived Ad Hoc Routing based on the Concept of Associativity 7. XX RFCs were published during this period RFC2506 B (conneg) Media Feature Tag Registration Procedure RFC2510 PS (pkix) Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Management Protocols RFC2511 PS (pkix) Internet X.509 Certificate Request Message Format RFC2516 I (none) A Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet 'PPPoE' RFC2521 E (none) ICMP Security Failures Messages RFC2522 E (none) Photuris: Session Key Management Protocol RFC2523 E (none) Photuris: Extended Schemes and Attributes RFC2524 I (none) Neda's Efficient Mail Submission and Delivery (EMSD) Protocol Specification Version 1.3 RFC2525 I (tcpimpl) Known TCP Implementation Problems RFC2526 PS (ipngwg) Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses RFC2527 I (pkix) Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework RFC2528 I (pkix) Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Representation of Key Exchange Algorithm (KEA) Keys in Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Certificates RFC2529 PS (ipngwg) Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels RFC2530 PS (fax) Indicating Supported Media Features Using Extensions to DSN and MDN RFC2531 PS (fax) Content feature schema for Internet fax RFC2532 PS (fax) Extended Facsimile Using Internet Mail RFC2533 PS (conneg) A Syntax for Describing Media Feature Sets RFC2534 PS (conneg) Media Features for Display, Print, and Fax RFC2535 PS (dnssec) Domain Name System Security Extensions RFC2536 PS (dnssec) DSA KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS) RFC2537 PS (dnssec) RSA/MD5 KEYs and SIGs in the Domain Name System (DNS) RFC2538 PS (dnssec) Storing Certificates in the Domain Name System (DNS) RFC2539 PS (dnssec) Storage of Diffie-Hellman Keys in the Domain Name System (DNS) RFC2540 E (dnssec) Detached Domain Name System (DNS) Information RFC2541 I (dnssec) DNS Operational Security Considerations RFC2542 I (fax) Terminology and Goals for Internet Fax RFC2543 PS (mmusic) SIP: Session Initiation Protocol RFC2544 I (bmwg) Benchmarking Methodology for Network Interconnect Devices RFC2545 PS (idr) Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing RFC2546 I (ngtrans) 6Bone Routing Practice RFC2547 I (none) BGP/MPLS VPNs RFC2548 I (radius) Microsoft Vendor-specific RADIUS Attributes RFC2553 I (ipngwg) Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6 RFC2554 PS (none) SMTP Service Extension for Authentication RFC2556 I (none) OSI connectionless transport services on top of UDP Applicability Statement for Historic Status RFC2557 PS (mhtml) MIME Encapsulation of Aggregate Documents, such as HTML (MHTML) RFC2558 PS (atommib) Definitions of Managed Objects for the SONET/SDH Interface Type