The IESG has received a request from the Network Configuration WG (netconf) to consider the following document: - 'NETCONF Extensions to Support the Network Management Datastore Architecture' <draft-ietf-netconf-nmda-netconf-06.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 2018-07-09. 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 extends the NETCONF protocol defined in RFC 6241 in order to support the Network Management Datastore Architecture defined in RFC 8342. This document updates both RFC 6241 and RFC 7950. The update to RFC 6241 adds new operations <get-data> and <edit-data>, and augments existing operations <lock>, <unlock>, and <validate>. The update to RFC 7950 requires the usage of I-D.ietf-netconf-rfc7895bis by NETCONF servers implementing the Network Management Datastore Architecture. RFC Ed.: Please replace "I-D.ietf-netconf-rfc7895bis" above with its final RFC assignment and remove this note. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netconf-nmda-netconf/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-netconf-nmda-netconf/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.