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| | IAB AI-CONTROL Workshop Report |
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The AI-CONTROL Workshop was convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) in September 2024. This report summarizes its significant points of discussion and identifies topics that may warrant further consideration and work. Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of the workshop. The views and positions documented in this report are those of the workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect IAB views and positions. |
| | Report from the IAB Workshop on the Next Era of Network Management Operations (NEMOPS) |
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The "Next Era of Network Management Operations (NEMOPS)" workshop was convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) from December 3-5, 2024, as a three-day online meeting. It builds on a previous 2002 workshop, the outcome of which was documented in RFC 3535, identifying 14 operator requirements for consideration in future network management protocol design and related data models, along with some recommendations for the IETF. Much has changed in the Internet’s operation and technological foundations since then. The NEMOPS workshop reviewed the past outcomes and discussed any operational barriers that prevented these technologies from being widely implemented. With the industry, network operators and protocol engineers working in collaboration, the workshop developed a suggested plan of action and network management recommendations for the IETF and IRTF. Building on RFC 3535, this document provides the report of the follow-up IAB workshop on Network Management. Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of the workshop. The views and positions documented in this report are those of the workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect IAB views and positions. |
| | Procedures for Handling Liaison Statements to and from the IETF |
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| | draft-iab-rfc4053bis-02.txt |
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02/03/2026 |
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Mirja Kuehlewind, Suresh Krishnan, Qin WU |
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Internet Architecture Board (iab) |
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This document describes the procedures for generating and handling liaison statements between the IETF and other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), so that the IETF can effectively collaborate with other organizations in the international standards community. |
| | IAB Processes for Management of IETF Liaison Relationships |
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03/03/2026 |
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Suresh Krishnan, Mirja Kuehlewind, Qin WU |
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Internet Architecture Board (iab) |
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This document describes the procedures used by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) to establish and maintain formal liaison relationships between the IETF and other Standards Development Organizations (SDOs), consortia and industry fora. This document also outlines the expectations of the IAB in establishing formal liaison relationships and describes the responsibilities of IAB- appointed IETF liaison managers. |
| | Report from the IAB/W3C Workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access |
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The Workshop on Age-Based Restrictions on Content Access was convened by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in October 2025. This report summarizes its significant points of discussion and identifies topics that may warrant further consideration and work. Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of the workshop. The views and positions documented in this report are those of the workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect IAB or W3C views and positions. |
| | Report from the IAB Workshop on IP Address Geolocation |
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The IAB Workshop on IP Address Geolocation (IP-GEO) was held from December 3-5, 2025, as a three-day virtual meeting. It covered the use cases and background on using IP addresses as indicators of geolocation, explored various problems and challenges that exist in that ecosystem, and discussed future directions and opportunities to improve or replace the current practices. |
| | Considerations For Maintaining Protocols Using Grease and Variability |
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Active use and maintenance of network protocols is an important way to ensure that protocols remain interoperable and extensible over time. Techniques such as intentionally exercising extension points with non-meaningful values (referred to as "grease") or adding variability to how protocol elements are used help generate this active use. Grease and variability are used across various protocols developed by the IETF. This document discusses considerations when designing and deploying grease and variability mechanisms, and provides advice for making them as effective as possible. |