Changing the LoST Location Profile Registry Policy

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Table of Contents

1. Document Scope

This document changes the policy of the Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) Location Profile IANA registry [reg] established by [RFC5222] from Standards Action to Specification Required (as defined in [RFC8126]). This allows standards development organizations (SDOs) other than the IETF to add new values.¶

2. Introduction

The Location-to-Service Translation Protocol, LoST [RFC5222] uses a location profile when conveying location (e.g., in a mapping request and a service boundary result). [RFC5222] established an IANA registry of location profiles [reg], with a registry policy of Standards Action. This requires a standards-track RFC for any new registry values. The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is an SDO that makes significant use of LoST in its emergency call specifications (e.g., [NENA-i3]) and has identified a need for additional location profiles. This document changes the registry policy to Specification Required, allowing other SDOs such as NENA to add values.¶

3. Security Considerations

No new security considerations are identified by this change in registry policy.¶

4. IANA Considerations

IANA is requested to change the policy of the Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) Location Profile Registry (established by [RFC5222]) to Specification Required. The expert reviewer is designated per [RFC8126]. The reviewer should verify that:¶

• the proposed new value is specified by the IETF, NENA, or a similar SDO in which location profiles are in scope;¶
• the proposed new value has a clear need (which includes there not being an existing profile that meets the need);¶
• the profile specification is unambiguous and interoperable.¶

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