The IESG has received a request from the DDoS Open Threat Signaling WG (dots) to consider the following document: - 'Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Open Threat Signaling Requirements' <draft-ietf-dots-requirements-16.txt> as Informational RFC 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 2018-11-09. 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 defines the requirements for the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Open Threat Signaling (DOTS) protocols enabling coordinated response to DDoS attacks. The file can be obtained via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dots-requirements/ IESG discussion can be tracked via https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-dots-requirements/ballot/ The following IPR Declarations may be related to this I-D: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/2744/