NOTE: This charter is accurate as of the 29th IETF Meeting in Seattle. It
may now be out-of-date. (Consider this a "snapshot" of the working
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Resource Reservation Setup Protocol (RSVP) Charter
Chair(s)
- Robert Braden <braden@isi.edu>
- Lixia Zhang <lixia@parc.xerox.com>
Mailing List Information
- General Discussion <rsvp@isi.edu>
- To Subscribe <rsvp-request@isi.edu>
- Archive <ftp.isi.edu:rsvp/rsvp.mail>
Description of Working Group
RSVP is a resource reservation setup protocol for the Internet. Its
major features include: (1) the use of ``soft state'' in the routers, (2)
receiver-controlled reservation requests, (3) flexible control over
sharing of reservations and forwarding of subflows, and (4) the use of
IP multicast for data distribution.
The primary purpose of this working group is to evolve the RSVP
specification and to introduce it into the Internet standards track.
The working group will also serve as a meeting place and forum for
those developing and experimenting with RSVP implementations.
The task of the RSVP working group, creating a robust specification for
real-world implementations of RSVP, will require liaison with two other
efforts: (1) continuing research and development work on RSVP in the
DARTnet research
community, and (2) the parallel IETF working group that is considering
the service model for integrated service. Although RSVP is largely
independent of the service model, its design does depend upon the
overall integrated service architecture and the requirements of
real-time applications. As an additional task, RSVP will maintain
coordination with the IPng-related working groups.
Goals and Milestones
- Done
- Hold BOF on RSVP at Houston IETF meeting
- Feb 1994
- Prepare new draft of RSVP Protocol in time for Seattle IETF meeting, following email review and possible MBONE meetings
- Nov 1994
- Submit the RSVP specification to the IESG for consideration as a Prototype RFC. Begin revision based on experience
- Mar 1995
- Release revised specification
- Jul 1995
- Submit RSVP specification to IESG for Proposed Standard Status
NOTE: The Internet-Draft(s) listed below may have been deleted
since they are only good for six months.
Internet-Drafts
RFCs