The IAB has reappointed Tim April to serve an additional one-year term on the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC). The IAB thanks Tim for his willingness to serve the community in this capacity.
The IAB has re-appointed Russ Housley and Barry Leiba to the Community Coordination Group for the 2023-2025 term. The IAB thanks both Russ and Barry for their willingness to continue to serve the community in this capacity. The IAB would also like to thank everyone who provided feedback during this process.
The IAB has uploaded its report for the IETF-117 meeting to the proceedings in the datatracker. In addition, I would like to highlight some recent/on-going activities:
The IAB has published RFC 9419: Considerations on Application – Network Collaboration Using Path Signals. Abstract: This document discusses principles for designing mechanisms that use or provide path signals and calls for standards action in specific valuable cases. RFC 8558 describes path signals as messages to or from on-path elements and points out that visible […]
The IAB has published RFC 9413: Maintaining Robust Protocols. Abstract: The main goal of the networking standards process is to enable the long-term interoperability of protocols. This document describes active protocol maintenance, a means to accomplish that goal. By evolving specifications and implementations, it is possible to reduce ambiguity over time and create a healthy […]
On behalf of the IETF, the IAB has been asked to name a technical expert to the ICANN Root Zone Evolution Review Committee (RZERC). The RZERC is expected to review proposed architectural changes to the content of the DNS root zone, the systems including both hardware and software components used in executing changes to the […]
On behalf of the IETF, the IAB appoints three representatives to the Community Coordination Group (CCG), which provides advice and guidance to the IETF Trust in matters related to the IANA trademarks and the IANA domain names. The process for appointing these representatives is outlined in RFC 8090. The current IETF-selected members of the CCG […]
The IAB is pleased to appoint Suzanne Woolf to the 2024 ICANN Nominating Committee. The IAB would like to thank everyone who put their name forward as a candidate for this position, as well as those who provided feedback during this process. The IAB also thanks Vittorio Bertola for his service in this role over […]
On 19 May 2023, the Internet Architecture Board responded to the European Commission’s exploratory consultation on “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure.” Full statement: IAB Response to the European Commission’s exploratory consultation on “The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure” (PDF)
As previously announced, the IAB (on behalf of the IETF) has been asked to supply a member to the 2024 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom). The candidates who have accepted their nominations are: Selby Abraham Ole Jacobsen John Levine Daniel Migault Anand Raje Pete Resnick Suzanne Woolf The IAB is soliciting feedback on these candidates by […]