The IESG has received a request from the IP Flow Information Export WG (ipfix) to consider the following document: - 'Guidelines for Authors and Reviewers of IPFIX Information Elements' <draft-ietf-ipfix-ie-doctors-03.txt> as Best Current Practice 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 2012-07-17. 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 provides guidelines for the definition of IPFIX Information Elements for addition to the IANA IPFIX Information Element registry, in order to extend the applicability of the IPFIX protocol to new operations and management areas. The file can be obtained via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ipfix-ie-doctors/ IESG discussion can be tracked via http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-ipfix-ie-doctors/ballot/ No IPR declarations have been submitted directly on this I-D.