The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Location Types Registry ' <draft-ietf-geopriv-location-types-registry-06.txt> as a Proposed Standard This document is the product of the Geographic Location/Privacy Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Ted Hardie and Jon Peterson. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-geopriv-location-types-registry-06.txt Technical Summary This document creates a registry for location type tokens. We anticipate that the network, through configuration or management protocols, tells a mobile device what kind of location it finds itself in. The device and associated software can then tailor its behavior to the environment. For example, this document defines the terms "classroom", "place-of-worship" and "theater". A considerate owner of a cell phone might program the device to switch from ringer to vibrate mode in such environments. Just knowing the geographic location, be it as civic (street address) or geospatial coordinates would generally not allow the device to make a similar decision. Working Group Summary This document represents the consensus of the GEOPRIV working group. There were significant comments during IETF Last Call on the internationalization and extensibility of this mechanism. This version clarifies that the registration is for tokens. Protocol Quality The registry specified by this document has been designed for use by many protocols, including the many GEOPRIV specifications and standards such as RPID. This specification incorporates work from the Global Justice XML work. The PROTO Shepherd for the document is Andy Newton; the specification was reviewed for the IESG by Ted Hardie. Note to RFC Editor OLD: Following the policies outline in RFC 2434 [2], new tokens are assigned after Expert Review by the IETF GEOPRIV working group or its designated successor. The same procedure applies to updates of tokens within the registry and to deleting tokens from the registry. There are no restrictions regarding the update of location-type values in the registry. NEW: Following the policies outline in RFC 2434 [2], new tokens are assigned after Expert Review. The Expert Reviewer will generally consult the IETF GeoPRIV working group mailing list or its designated successor. Updates or deletion of tokens from the registration follow the same procedures. There are not restrictions regarding the update of location-type values in the registry. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
