Concluded WG Uniform Resource Names (urn)

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WG Name Uniform Resource Names
Acronym urn
Area Applications Area (app)
State Concluded
Charter charter-ietf-urn-01 Approved
Document dependencies
Personnel Chairs John Curran, Leslie Daigle
Mailing list Address [email protected]
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Archive http://lists.netsol.com/archives/urn-ietf.html

Final Charter for 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

o Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name
System

o Requirements for URN Resolution Systems

Done milestones

Date Milestone Associated documents
Done Submit URI Resolution using the Dynamic Delegation Discovery System to IESG as Proposed Standard.
Done Submit A DDDS Database Using The Domain Name System to IESG as Proposed Standard
Done Submit Dynamic Delegation Discovery System (DDDS) to IESG as Proposed Standard
Done Submit Assignment Procedures for the URI Resolution using DNS to IESG as Proposed Standard.
Done Submit grandfathered namespace paper to IESG for publication as RFC. Submit new namespace proposal to IESG for publication as RFC.
Done Submit revised new Namespace document as 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 N2L/N2R/etc document 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 document describing one (new) namespace 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 revised version of the NAPTR proposal as an Internet-Draft.
Done Submit revision of URN Framework document as Internet-Draft.