| < draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-04.txt | draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-05.txt > | |||
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| Network Working Group M. Riegel | Network Working Group M. Riegel | |||
| Internet-Draft Siemens AG | Internet-Draft Siemens AG | |||
| Category: Standards Track G. Zorn | Category: Standards Track G. Zorn | |||
| <draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-04.txt> Cisco Systems | <draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-05.txt> Cisco Systems | |||
| August 2000 | September 2000 | |||
| XML DTD for Roaming Access Phone Book | XML DTD for Roaming Access Phone Book | |||
| 1. Status of this Memo | 1. Status of this Memo | |||
| This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with | This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with | |||
| all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026. | all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other | Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 31 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 31 ¶ | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet- Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet- Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt | http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt | |||
| The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | |||
| The distribution of this memo is unlimited. It is filed as | The distribution of this memo is unlimited. It is filed as | |||
| <draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-04.txt>, | <draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-05.txt>, | |||
| and expires January 31, 2001. | and expires February 28, 2001. | |||
| Please send comments to the Roaming Operations Working Group mailing | Please send comments to the Roaming Operations Working Group mailing | |||
| list (roamops@tdmx.rutgers.edu) or to the editor of this draft | list (roamops@tdmx.rutgers.edu) or to the editor of this draft | |||
| (maximilian.riegel@icn.siemens.de). | (maximilian.riegel@icn.siemens.de). | |||
| 2. Abstract | 2. Abstract | |||
| This document defines the syntax as well as the semantics of the | This document defines the syntax as well as the semantics of the | |||
| information to be included in the phone book for roaming | information to be included in the phone book for roaming | |||
| applications. It comprises the information necessary to select the | applications. It comprises the information necessary to select the | |||
| most appropriate ISP and to configure the host to get access to the | most appropriate ISP and to configure the host to get access to the | |||
| skipping to change at page 4, line 7 ¶ | skipping to change at page 4, line 7 ¶ | |||
| effort required to implement it. | effort required to implement it. | |||
| 5. Specification of Requirements | 5. Specification of Requirements | |||
| In this document, the key words "MAY", "MUST, "MUST NOT", "optional", | In this document, the key words "MAY", "MUST, "MUST NOT", "optional", | |||
| "recommended", "SHOULD", and "SHOULD NOT", are to be interpreted as | "recommended", "SHOULD", and "SHOULD NOT", are to be interpreted as | |||
| described in [1]. | described in [1]. | |||
| 6. Value type notations for 'stronger' typing | 6. Value type notations for 'stronger' typing | |||
| XML currently does not have capabilities for 'strong typing' of the | XML DTDs do not currently have capabilities for 'strong typing' of | |||
| content of elements. The only type definition foreseen in the base | the content of elements. The only type definition foreseen in the | |||
| specification is "#PCDATA", 'parsable character data'. This might be | base specification is "#PCDATA", 'parsable character data'. This | |||
| sufficient and is used throughout this document to define elements | might be sufficient and is used throughout this document to define | |||
| containing information mainly aimed for interpretation by human | elements containing information mainly aimed for interpretation by | |||
| beings. | human beings. | |||
| To enable a more concise description of the content of particular | To enable a more concise description of the content of particular | |||
| elements several value type notations are introduced. This allows for | elements several value type notations are introduced. This allows for | |||
| a more detailed type description of the content of elements in cases | a more detailed type description of the content of elements in cases | |||
| where it seems to be desirable. | where it seems to be desirable. | |||
| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | |||
| <!-- Phone book value type notation declarations --> | <!-- Phone book value type notation declarations --> | |||
| <!NOTATION FQDN PUBLIC "-//IETF/roamPhoneBook/NOTATION | <!NOTATION FQDN PUBLIC "-//IETF/roamPhoneBook/NOTATION | |||
| value Type Fully_qualified_domain_name"> | value Type Fully_qualified_domain_name"> | |||
| skipping to change at page 28, line 32 ¶ | skipping to change at page 28, line 32 ¶ | |||
| 10. Security Considerations | 10. Security Considerations | |||
| The secure distribution and transport of information of a phone book | The secure distribution and transport of information of a phone book | |||
| for roaming applications require a reliable authentication of the | for roaming applications require a reliable authentication of the | |||
| issuer of the information as well as means to preserve the integrity | issuer of the information as well as means to preserve the integrity | |||
| of the provided information. | of the provided information. | |||
| No specific elements for security requirements are provided by the | No specific elements for security requirements are provided by the | |||
| phone book XML DTD itself. It is assumed that security of the roaming | phone book XML DTD itself. It is assumed that security of the roaming | |||
| phone book is provided by means outside of the scope of this | phone book is provided by means outside of the scope of this | |||
| specification, such as the transfer of the phone book through a | specification, such as signing the phone book using pgp. | |||
| secure http or secure socket layer, or encrypted using pgp. | ||||
| 11. IANA Considerations | 11. IANA Considerations | |||
| This specification provides the possibility to define further | This specification provides the possibility to define further | |||
| attribute values for all information elements owning enumerated | attribute values for all information elements owning enumerated | |||
| attribute lists as well as to extend the main structures 'pop', | attribute lists as well as to extend the main structures 'pop', | |||
| 'setup', 'support' and 'provider' by additional information elements. | 'setup', 'support' and 'provider' by additional information elements. | |||
| Therefore the specification of the roaming phone book can be adopted | Therefore the specification of the roaming phone book can be adopted | |||
| to future requirements without changing this document. Extensions and | to future requirements without changing this document. Extensions and | |||
| refinements to this specification can be achieved by registration of | refinements to this specification can be achieved by registration of | |||
| skipping to change at page 32, line 15 ¶ | skipping to change at page 32, line 15 ¶ | |||
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Cisco Systems, Inc. | |||
| 500 108th Avenue N.E., Suite 500 | 500 108th Avenue N.E., Suite 500 | |||
| Bellevue, WA 98004 | Bellevue, WA 98004 | |||
| USA | USA | |||
| Phone: +1 425 438 8218 | Phone: +1 425 438 8218 | |||
| E-Mail: gwz@cisco.com | E-Mail: gwz@cisco.com | |||
| 16. Expiration Date | 16. Expiration Date | |||
| This memo is filed as draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-04.txt and | This memo is filed as draft-ietf-roamops-phonebook-xml-05.txt and | |||
| expires on January 31, 2001. | expires on February 28, 2001. | |||
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