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- Network Access Server Requirements (nasreq)
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- Charter
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- Chair(s):
- Allan Rubens <acr@merit.edu>
- John Vollbrecht <jrv@merit.edu>
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- Security Area Director(s)
- Stephen Crocker <crocker@tis.com>
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- Mailing lists:
- General Discussion:nas-req@merit.edu
- To Subscribe: nas-req-request@merit.edu
- Archive:
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- Description of Working Group:
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- The Network Access Server Requirements Working Group has as its primary
- goal, to identify functions and services that should be present in IP
- Network Access Servers (NAS's) and to specify the standards that
- provide for these functions and services. The term ``Network Access
- Server'' is used instead of the more conventional term ``Terminal Server''
- as it more accurately describes the functions of interest to this
- Group. A ``Network Access Server'' is a device that provides for the
- attachment of both traditional ``dumb terminals'' and terminal emulators
- as well as workstations, PC's or routers utilizing a serial line
- framing protocol such as PPP or SLIP. A NAS is viewed as a device that
- sits on the boundary of an IP network, providing serial line points of
- attachment to the network. A NAS is not necessarily a separate
- physical entity; for example, a host system supporting serial line
- attachments is viewed as providing NAS functionality and should abide
- by NAS requirements.
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- This Group will adopt (or define, if need be) a set of standard
- protocols to meet the needs of organizations providing network access.
- The immediate needs to be addressed by the Group are in the areas of
- authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA). In general, this
- Group will select a set of existing standards as requirements for a
- NAS. If necessary, the Group will identify areas of need where
- internet standards don't already exist and new standardization efforts
- may be required.
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- Initially the Group will independently investigate the two cases of
- character and frame oriented access to the NAS. This investigation
- will be aimed at determining what work is being done, or needs to be
- done, in this and other working groups in order to be able to define
- the set of NAS requirements. While the ultimate goal of this Group is
- to produce a NAS Requirements document, it may be necessary to define
- standards as well. This initial investigation will help determine what
- the goals of this Group need to be. The Group will also work with
- appropriate Working Groups to define required NAS standards that fall
- into the areas of these other groups.
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- Goals and Milestones:
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- Done NAS Requirements Document posted as an Internet-Draft.
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- Nov 92 Post an Internet-Draft on Character oriented Authentication,
- Authorization, and Accounting(AAA).
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- Nov 92 Post an Internet-Draft on frame oriented AAA requirements.
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- Nov 93 Submit the NAS Requirements document to the IESG as a Proposed
- Standard.
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- Internet Drafts:
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- Posted Revised I-D Title <Filename>
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- Oct 92 New <draft-ietf-nasreq-nasrequirements-00.txt>
- Network Access Server Proposed Requirements Document
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- Request For Comments:
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- None to date.
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