Network Working Group S. Bradner Request for Comments: 1550 Harvard University Category: Informational A. Mankin NRL December 1993 IP: Next Generation (IPng) White Paper Solicitation Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Document Review Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3. Document Format Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4. Outline for IPng Requirements and Concerns White Papers . . 3 5. Engineering considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Appendix A - Formatting Rules (from RFC 1543) . . . . . . . . . . 6 1. Introduction The IP: next generation (IPng) area in the IETF is soliciting white papers on topics related to the IPng requirements and selection criteria. All interested parties are invited to submit white papers detailing any specific requirements that they feel an IPng must fulfill or any factors that they feel might sway the IPng selection. An example of the former might be a submission by a representative of a utility company detailing the scaling and addressing features which would be required to service future inclusion of utility meters on the network. An example of the other case might be a paper outlining the potential effect on IPng of some sections of the future network connectivity being provided via wireless networks. At this time, we are not accepting white papers that evaluate specific IPng proposals. This type of document will be accepted after the various proposal documents are deemed to be clear and complete. Bradner & Mankin