Uniform Resource Names (urn)
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Charter
Last Modified: 2001-07-31
Current Status: Active Working Group
Chair(s):
John Curran <jcurran@netgeeks.net>
Leslie Daigle <leslie@thinkingcat.com>
Applications Area Director(s):
Ned Freed <ned.freed@mrochek.com>
Patrik Faltstrom <paf@cisco.com>
Applications Area Advisor:
Patrik Faltstrom <paf@cisco.com>
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Description of Working Group:
The goal of this working group is to define both a Uniform Resource
Name (URN) framework and an initial set of components that fit this
framework.
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 <draft-daigle-urnframework-00.txt>
o Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name
System <draft-daniel-naptr-01.txt>
o Requirements for URN Resolution Systems
<draft-girod-urn-res-require-00.txt>
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 document detailing the N2L/N2R/etc resolution results
as an Internet-Draft.
Done Submit Syntax document as an Internet-Draft.
Done Submit document describing one (new) namespace 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 paper outlining grandfathering one namespace into the
framework as an Internet-Draft.
Done Submit revised N2L/N2R/etc document as an Internet-Draft.
Done Submit revised grandfather namespace document as
Internet-Draft.
Done Submit N2L/N2R/etc document to IESG for publication as RFC.
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:
Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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Jun 98 May 02 <draft-ietf-urn-net-procedures-11.txt>
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Five: URI.ARPA
Assignment Procedures
Jul 00 May 02 <draft-ietf-urn-ddds-07.txt>
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS)Part Two: The
Algorithm
Jul 00 May 02 <draft-ietf-urn-dns-ddds-database-09.txt>
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Three: The DNS
Database
Jul 00 May 02 <draft-ietf-urn-uri-res-ddds-07.txt>
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part Four: The URI
Resolution Application
Nov 00 Jan 02 <draft-ietf-urn-rfc2611bis-04.txt>
URN Namespace Definition Mechanisms
Oct 01 May 02 <draft-ietf-urn-ddds-toc-03.txt>
Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) Part One: The
Comprehensive DDDS Standard
Request For Comments:
RFC Stat Published Title
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RFC2141 PS May 97 URN Syntax
RFC2169 E Jun 97 A Trivial Convention for using HTTP in URN Resolution
RFC2168 E Jun 97 Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the
Domain Name System
RFC2276 I Jan 98 Architectural Principles of Uniform Resource Name
Resolution
RFC2288 I Feb 98 Using Existing Bibliographic Identifiers as Uniform
Resource Names
RFC2483 E Jan 99 URI Resolution Services Necessary for URN Resolution
RFC2611BCP Jun 99 URN Namespace Definition Mechanisms
RFC2648 I Aug 99 A URN Namespace for IETF Documents
RFC2915 PS Sep 00 The Naming Authority Pointer (NAPTR) DNS Resource
Record