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URNs are persistent identifiers for information resources. The output of this Working Group will comply with RFC 1737, which defines URNs and gives requirements for them. The framework will define the mechanics for enabling global scope, persistence, and legacy support requirements of URNs; requirements for namespaces to support this structure will also be defined. Although the framework will allow URNs to be defined that vary in terms of degree of scalability and persistance, ensuring "user friendliness" of all resultant identifiers is beyond the scope of this group.
This WG will define the framework for URNs, at least one resolution registry system, and at least one namespace. RFCs describing additional material will also be developed (per the milestones, below).
Input documents:
o A Framework for the Assignment and Resolution of Uniform Resource
Names
o Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name
System
o Requirements for URN Resolution Systems
Goals and Milestones:
Done Submit revision of URN Framework document as
Internet-Draft. Done Submit revised version of the NAPTR proposal as an
Internet-Draft. Done Submit Syntax document as an Internet-Draft. Done Submit document detailing the N2L/N2R/etc resolution
results as an Internet-Draft. Done Submit document describing one (new) namespace as an
Internet-Draft. Done Submit paper outlining grandfathering one namespace into
the framework as an Internet-Draft. Done Submit NAPTR proposal to IESG as Experimental RFC. Submit
Framework document to IESG for publication as an RFC.
Submit syntax paper to IESG for publication as an RFC. Done Submit revised N2L/N2R/etc document as an Internet-Draft. Done Submit N2L/N2R/etc document to IESG for publication as RFC. Done Submit revised grandfather namespace document as
Internet-Draft. Done Submit revised new Namespace document as Internet-Draft. Done Submit grandfathered namespace paper to IESG for
publication as RFC. Submit new namespace proposal to IESG
for publication as RFC. Done Submit Assignment Procedures for the URI Resolution using
DNS to IESG as Proposed Standard. Done Submit Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) to IESG
as Proposed Standard Done Submit A DDDS Database Using The Domain Name System to IESG
as Proposed Standard Done Submit URI Resolution using the Dynamic Delegation
Discovery System to IESG as Proposed Standard. Internet-Drafts:
Request For Comments:
RFC Status Title RFC2141 PS URN Syntax RFC2168 E Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name System RFC2169 E A Trivial Convention for using HTTP in URN Resolution RFC2276 I Architectural Principles of Uniform Resource Name Resolution RFC2288 I Using Existing Bibliographic Identifiers as Uniform Resource Names RFC2483 E URI Resolution Services Necessary for URN Resolution RFC2611 BCP URN Namespace Definition Mechanisms RFC2648 I A URN Namespace for IETF Documents RFC2915 PS The Naming Authority Pointer (NAPTR) DNS Resource Record Current Meeting Report
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