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