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Network Working Group A. Zinin Request for Comments: 3563 Alcatel Category: Informational July 2003

      Cooperative Agreement Between the ISOC/IETF and ISO/IEC
     Joint Technical Committee 1/Sub Committee 6 (JTC1/SC6) on
                 IS-IS Routing Protocol Development

Status of this Memo

 This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
 not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
 memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

 This document contains the text of the agreement signed between
 ISOC/IETF and ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 regarding cooperative development of
 the IS-IS routing protocol.  The agreement includes definitions of
 the related work scopes for the two organizations, request for
 creation and maintenance of an IS-IS registry by IANA, as well as
 collaboration guidelines.

Document Header

 Annexe 1 to Cooperative Agreement Between the Internet Society and
 the International Organization for Standardization / International
 Electrotechnical Commission / Joint Technical Committee 1 / Sub
 Committee 6 (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6): IS-IS Routing Protocols
 Date:  2003-01-28
 This annexe records the agreed collaborative process for the further
 development and standardisation of the Intermediate System to
 Intermediate System (IS-IS) intra-domain routing protocol (ISO/IEC
 10589).

1. Introduction

 The IS-IS intra-domain routing protocols, originally developed in
 ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC6, have been successfully deployed in the Internet for
 several years.

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 ISO/IEC/JTC1/SC6 is the JTC1 sub-committee which has responsibility
 for maintenance of the IS-IS standard (ISO/IEC 10589).
 The IS-IS Working Group of the IETF is chartered to develop
 extensions to the IS-IS protocol to be used within the scope of the
 Internet.
 This addendum documents the agreed process for the future development
 of IS-IS by both organizations.

2. Definitions

2.1 Core IS-IS Mechanisms

 Core IS-IS Mechanisms are subsystems with associated algorithms, data
 structures, and PDU formats as specified in (ISO/IEC 10589),
 constituting the core of the IS-IS protocol and including the
 following elements:
 a) Framework of PDU formats, including TLVs defined in [10589]
 b) Encapsulation of PDUs
 c) Adjacency state machine and formation logic
 d) DIS election algorithm
 e) Initial LSP synchronization via CSNP exchange
 f) Asynchronous LSP flooding (including DIS flooding behavior)
 g) LSP database maintenance including LSP origination, aging, and
    purging
 h) Topology abstraction defined in [10589]

2.2 Internet-specific IS-IS Extensions:

 Internet-specific IS-IS Extensions are extensions to the IS-IS
 protocol that are within the work scope of the IETF including any
 routing or packet forwarding technology that the IETF decides to work
 on in the future (such as IPv4 or IPv6 unicast and multicast routing,
 MPLS, MPLS Traffic Engineering, or Generalized MPLS), and:
 a) do not modify the Core IS-IS Mechanisms and do not change
    operation of non-IP or affect compatibility with non-IP and dual
    implementations of IS-IS, or

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 b) add supplementary mechanisms to the Core IS-IS Mechanisms, are not
    generally applicable to non-IP implementations of IS-IS, and do
    not change operation of non-IP or affect compatibility with non-IP
    and dual implementations of IS-IS, or
 c) are de facto implementation agreements that are not generally
    applicable to non-IP implementations of IS-IS.
 Note that the introduction of new TLVs or sub-TLVs that do not modify
 the algorithms of the Core Mechanisms in a way that would affect
 interoperability with non-IP or dual implementations of IS-IS is not
 considered to be a modification to the Core IS-IS Mechanisms.

3. Agreement

 The following conventions are used in the rest of this document.
 SHALL      This term is used to indicate commitment to follow a
            specific element of this agreement.
 MUST       Equivalent to "SHALL"
 SHALL NOT  This phrase is used to indicate commitment to NOT perform
            a specific action
 MAY        This term is used to indicate the right to perform a
            specific action
 SHOULD     This term is used to indicate that following a specific
            element of this agreement is encouraged, however there may
            exist circumstances in which a decision may be made not to
            do so.

3.1 Separation of IS-IS Work Scope

 JTC1 SHALL NOT and IETF MAY (subject to the IETF standards process)
 standardize any Internet-specific IS-IS Extensions.
 Any IS-IS Extensions produced within the IETF that require
 standardization, but cannot be identified as Internet-specific per
 section 2.2 of this document SHOULD be submitted for standardization
 to JTC1 (see section 3.3.2).  IETF SHALL NOT publish documents
 describing such IS-IS extensions other than as Informational RFCs.

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 IS-IS extensions submitted from the IETF to JTC1 will be processed
 under the JTC1 fast track procedure.  To ensure the quality of such
 submissions, IETF SHALL apply to them the procedures for Proposed
 Standard submission according to [RFC2026] (even though these
 documents will not be published as standards-track IETF RFCs).
 In the situations where it is not clear from the provisions of this
 document whether a specific protocol extension should be standardized
 within the IETF or within JTC1, the decisions will be made on a case-
 by-case basis and will be based on the agreement between the two
 organizations reached via a discussion between the IETF Routing Area
 Directors or the IETF liaison to JTC1/SC6 (who will reflect the IETF
 consensus on the matter), and the JTC1/SC6 secretariat.

3.2 Requirements for IS-IS-specific IETF documents

 All IS-IS-related IETF documents intended to be published as IETF
 standards track RFCs MUST include a section explaining why they
 qualify to be considered as Internet-specific IS-IS Extensions
 described in section 2.2 of this document.

3.3 IS-IS Registries (IANA Considerations)

3.3.1 IS-IS TLV Codepoint Registry

 Until JTC1 provides the registry service for IS-IS, IANA is requested
 to temporarily maintain such a registry as described below.  Upon
 notification from JTC1, the registry management authority (i.e.,
 value allocation) will be transferred to JTC1.  IANA MAY still retain
 the registry for informational purposes and keep updating it based on
 information provided by JTC1.
 IANA has created and currently maintains a registry for IS-IS TLV
 codepoints.  The range of values is 0-255.  Initial state of the
 registry should be synchronized with [RFC3359].  Allocation of values
 in the registry has to be approved by the designated expert assigned
 by the IESG.  IETF SHALL keep JTC1/SC6 informed of TLV codepoint
 values allocated, and JTC1/SC6 SHALL refer allocation requests
 arising within JTC1 constituencies to the IANA registry process.

3.3.2 IETF-specific Registries

 IETF MAY request IANA to maintain IS-IS-related registries if those
 are required to maintain name spaces internal to Internet-specific
 IS-IS extensions.

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3.4 Collaboration Guidelines

3.4.1 Learning About New Work

 IETF SHALL inform the chairman and secretariat of ISO JTC 1/SC 6
 about new IS-IS-related work items.
 JTC1/SC6 SHALL inform the IETF Routing Area directors and ISIS WG
 chairs about new IS-IS-related work items.  Communication MAY be
 enacted directly using electronic mail, or may be conducted via
 appointed SC6 / IETF liaison representatives.

3.4.2 Submitting IETF Documents to JTC1

 As a class A liaison organisation to JTC1, the Internet Society may
 submit existing standards for adoption as International Standards of
 the ISO, using the Fast-Track procedure.
 IS-IS extensions developed by IETF and intended for standardization
 in JTC1 according to section 3.1 SHOULD therefore be submitted by one
 of the IETF ISIS WG chairs, or an IETF Routing Area director, sending
 an email message to the secretariat of ISO JTC 1 specifying the
 number of the Informational RFC containing the specification (the
 document MUST have been published as an RFC at the time of
 submission) and requesting fast-track processing by JTC1.  The full
 text of the specification is then available using the following URL:
    http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfcNNNN.txt
 where "NNNN" is the number of the RFC being submitted.  The IETF
 SHOULD also recommend that JTC1 assign the document to JTC1/SC6, and
 SHOULD also submit to JTC1 the name of an individual who is prepared
 to serve as project editor for the fast-track document.

3.4.3 Submitting JTC1 Documents to IETF

 It is possible to make JTC1 standards specifications available for
 informational purposes of the IETF community by submitting the text
 of the specification as an Internet Draft and requesting the RFC
 Editor to publish the document as an Informational RFC.  See sections
 4.2.2 and 7 of [RFC2026] for more information.  Guidelines for
 Internet Draft preparation are given in [ID-GUIDE].

3.4.4 Mutual Document Review

 Members of ISO JTC 1/SC 6 are welcome to review any IS-IS-related
 IETF document (all IETF documents are publicly available at the IETF
 web site) and submit their comments to the ISIS WG (by sending an

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 email to the working group mailing list), the ISIS WG chairs (see
 [ISISWG] for more information), the IETF Routing Area directors, or
 the IESG (iesg@ietf.org).
 JTC1 is encouraged to request an IETF review of IS-IS-related work
 performed by JTC 1/SC 6 by submitting the text of the document as an
 informational Internet Draft (see section 3.3.2) and sending a
 message to the IETF ISIS WG mailing list requesting the comments.
 The IETF MAY request JTC1 to circulate provided comments among the
 National Bodies and Liaison Organizations involved in the discussion
 of the work under review.

4. References

 [10589]     ISO, "Intermediate system to Intermediate system routing
             information exchange protocol for use in conjunction with
             the Protocol for providing the Connectionless-mode
             Network Service (ISO 8473)", ISO/IEC 10589:1992.
 [RFC2026]   Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision
             3", BCP 9, RFC 2026, October 1996.
 [RFC3359]   Przygienda, T., "Reserved Type, Length and Value (TLV)
             Codepoints in Intermediate System to Intermediate
             System", RFC 3359, August 2002.
 [ISISWG]    "IS-IS for IP Internets (isis), IETF WG charter",
             http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/isis-charter.html
 [ISO]       "ISO Technical Committee details web-page",
             http://www.iso.org/iso/en/stdsdevelopment/tc/tclist/
             TechnicalCommitteeDetailPage.
             TechnicalCommitteeDetail?COMMID=1
 [JTC1]      "ISO/IEC JTC1 web-page" http://www.jtc1.org
 [SC6]       "ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6 web-page" http://www.jtc1sc06.org
 [IETF-ML]   "IETF Mailing Lists web-page",
             http://www.ietf.org/maillist.html
 [ID-GUIDE]  "Guidelines to Authors of Internet-Drafts",
             http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-guidelines.txt

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5. Signatures

 Approved,                               Approved,
 for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC6                    for the Internet Society
 Original signed by                      Original signed by
 Jack Houldsworth                        Harald Alvestrand
 Date: March 3, 2003                     Date:  March 19, 2003

6. Security Considerations

 This type of non-protocol document does not directly affect the
 security of the Internet.

7. Author's Address

 Alex Zinin
 Alcatel
 EMail: zinin@psg.com

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8. Full Copyright Statement

 Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003).  All Rights Reserved.
 This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
 others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
 or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
 and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
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 included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this
 document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing
 the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other
 Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of
 developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for
 copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be
 followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than
 English.
 The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
 revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.
 This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
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 TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION
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Acknowledgement

 Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the
 Internet Society.

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