Internet Registry Evolution (ire) --------------------------------- Charter Last Modified: 11/04/1996 Current Status: Concluded Working Group Chair(s): David R. Conrad Operational Requirements Area Director(s): Scott Bradner Michael O'Dell Operational Requirements Area Advisor: Scott Bradner Mailing Lists: General Discussion:ire@apnic.net To Subscribe: ire-request@apnic.net Archive: ftp://ftp.apnic.net/mailing-lists/ire Description of Working Group: IRE will focus on the future direction the Internet Address Registry system should take. There will be four major goals of IRE, namely: - creation of a document defining the Internet address registry system goals, specifically what role(s) the Internet address registry system should be performing, can perform, and what functions are best performed by other bodies. - creation of a document detailing the administrative structure of the Internet address registry system, including chains of delegation and appeal. - creation of a document which can be used as a skeleton for future Internet Address Registry policies, providing background information to help balance the conflicting goals of allowing for growth and avoiding routing problems. - creation of a document providing guidelines to Internet service providers regarding allocation and assignment policies and the implication of registry allocation policies with respect to service provider address assignments. IRE, having a focus specifically on Internet addresses, is explicitly NOT exploring, developing, and/or analyzing domain name registry developments or evolution, It is expected that all four objectives of the IRE working group will result in documents which will be used in the operational functions of the Internet Registry system. Goals and Milestones: DEC 96 First Internet-Draft of registry goals document available DEC 96 First Internet-Draft of administrative structure document available APR 97 First Internet-Draft of registry policy document available APR 97 Revised goals document submitted as an Internet-Draft APR 97 Revised administrative structure document submitted APR 97 First Internet-Draft of guidelines document available JUL 97 Final administrative structure document submitted JUL 97 Final goals document submitted as Internet-Draft JUL 97 Revised guidelines document submitted as an Internet-Draft JUL 97 Revised policy document submitted as an Internet-Draft DEC 97 Final guidelines document submitted as Internet-Draft DEC 97 Final policy document submitted as Internet-Draft Internet-Drafts: No Current Internet-Drafts. Request For Comments: None to date.