Uniform Resource Names (urn) ---------------------------- Charter Last Modified: 29-Oct-97 Current Status: Active Working Group Chair(s): John Curran Leslie Daigle Applications Area Director(s): Keith Moore Harald Alvestrand Applications Area Advisor: Harald Alvestrand Mailing Lists: General Discussion:urn-ietf@bunyip.com To Subscribe: majordomo@bunyip.com In Body: In body of message: subscribe urn-ietf Archive: ftp://ftp.bunyip.com/pub/mailing-lists/urn-ietf.archive 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 o Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name System o Requirements for URN Resolution Systems Goals and Milestones: Oct 96 Submit revision of URN Framework document as Internet-Draft. Oct 96 Submit revised version of the NAPTR proposal as an Internet-Draft. Oct 96 Submit Syntax document as an Internet-Draft. Oct 96 Submit document detailing the N2L/N2R/etc resolution results as an Internet-Draft. Nov 96 Submit document describing one (new) namespace as an Internet-Draft. Dec 96 Submit revised N2L/N2R/etc document as an Internet-Draft. Dec 96 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. Dec 96 Submit paper outlining grandfathering one namespace into the framework as an Internet-Draft. Feb 97 Submit revised grandfather namespace document as Internet-Draft. Feb 97 Submit N2L/N2R/etc document to IESG for publication as RFC. Feb 97 Submit revised new Namespace document as Internet-Draft. Mar 97 Submit grandfathered namespace paper to IESG for publication as RFC. Submit new namespace proposal to IESG for publication as RFC. Internet-Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- ------------------------------------------ Nov 96 Sep 97 Architectural Principles of Uniform Resource Name Resolution Mar 97 Mar 97 Namespace Identifier Requirements for URN Services Mar 97 Aug 97 URI Resolution Services Necessary for URN Resolution Apr 97 Sep 97 Using Existing Bibliographic Identifiers as Uniform Resource Names May 97 May 97 URN Syntax May 97 Jul 97 A URN Namespace for IETF Documents Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ---------- ----------------------------------------- RFC2141 PS May 97 URN Syntax RFC2168 E Jun 97 Resolution of Uniform Resource Identifiers using the Domain Name System RFC2169 E Jun 97 A Trivial Convention for using HTTP in URN Resolution