The IESG has received a request from the Network Configuration WG (netconf) to consider the following document: - 'RESTCONF Protocol' <draft-ietf-netconf-restconf-15.txt> as Proposed Standard The IESG plans to make a decision in the next few weeks, and solicits final comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the ietf@ietf.org mailing lists by 2016-08-03. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. In either case, please retain the beginning of the Subject line to allow automated sorting. Abstract This document describes an HTTP-based protocol that provides a programmatic interface for accessing data defined in YANG, using the datastore concepts defined in NETCONF. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netconf-restconf/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netconf-restconf/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.