The Dynamic Host Configuration (dhc) working group in the Internet Area of the IETF has been rechartered. For additional information please contact the Area Directors or the WG Chairs. Dynamic Host Configuration (dhc) ------------------------------------------------ Current Status: Active WG Chairs: Bernie Volz <volz@cisco.com> Tomek Mrugalski <tomasz.mrugalski@gmail.com> Assigned Area Director: Ted Lemon <ted.lemon@nominum.com> Mailing list Address: dhcwg@ietf.org To Subscribe: http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dhcwg Archive: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/dhcwg/ Charter: The Dynamic Host Configuration working group (DHC WG) has developed DHCP for automated allocation, configuration and management of IP addresses and TCP/IP protocol stack parameters. DHCPv4 is currently a Draft Standard and is documented in RFC 2131 and RFC 2132. DHCPv6 is currently a Proposed Standard and is documented in RFC 3315. Subsequent RFCs document additional options and other enhancements to the specifications. The DHC WG is responsible for defining DHCP protocol extensions. Definitions of new DHCP options that are delivered using standard mechanisms with documented semantics are not considered a protocol extension and thus are outside of scope for the DHC WG. Such options should be defined within their respective WGs and reviewed by the DHCP Directorate. However, if such options require protocol extensions or new semantics, the protocol extension work must be done in the DHC WG. The DHC WG has the following main objectives: 1. Develop extensions to the DHCPv6 infrastructure as required to meet new applications and deployments of DHCP. The topics currently in development are: - DHCPv6 Failover, High Availability and Load Balancing - Extend DHCPv6 to work with multiple provisioning domains - DHCP provisioning of IPv4 clients over IPv6 networks - SOLMAXRT counter update - Container option - Access Network Identifier - DNS registration for SLAAC Additional topics may only be added with approval from the responsible Area Director or by re-chartering. 2. Develop a replacement for OPTION_NTP_SERVER (RFC 5908). The DHC working group will develop this option, taking input from the NTP working group during the development process. Last call on this option will be done in the DHC working group. 3. Specify guidelines for creating new DHCPv6 options. 4. Develop documents that help explain operational considerations for the wider community. 5. Issue updated versions of the DHCP base specifications-- RFC 3315 (DHCPv6), RFC 3633 (DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation) and RFC 3736 (Stateless DHCPv6) so as to fix errata and bring the documents to the point where they can advance along the IETF Standards Track. 6. In the process of updating the DHCP base specifications, in cases where time is of the essence, issue corrections and clarifications of the specifications in order to quickly address interoperability problems. 7. Write analyses and interoperability reports on existing DHC documents, including base specs. 8. When serious interoperability problems are found in other DHCP specifications, issue updated versions of those problems to address the interoperability problems. Milestones: Jul 2008 - Recharter, if needed Sep 2013 - Submit 'Guidelines for Creating New DHCP Options' (draft-ietf-dhc-option-guidelines) to IESG for Best Current Practice Sep 2013 - Convert RFC3315 nroff sources into XML format Oct 2013 - Appoint editor, assemble design team for 3315bis work Oct 2013 - WG last call on v4configuration draft Oct 2013 - Submit dhcpv6-failover-design to IESG Oct 2013 - Submit stateful issues draft to IESG Nov 2013 - Decide which RFCs and drafts to merge in 3315bis Nov 2013 - WG last call on dhcpv6-unknown-msg Nov 2013 - WG last call on dhcpv4-over-dhcpv6 Dec 2013 - Submit v4configuration draft to IESG Dec 2013 - Submit dhcpv6-unknown-msg to IESG Dec 2013 - WG last calll on draft-ietf-dhc-addr-registration Feb 2014 - Submit dhcv4-over-dhcpv6 to IESG Feb 2014 - Submit draft-ietf-dhc-addr-registration to IESG Mar 2014 - Adopt 3315bis draft Mar 2014 - WG last call on access-network-identifier Jun 2014 - Submit access-network-identifier to IESG Nov 2014 - WG last call on 331bis draft Apr 2015 - Submit 3315bis draft to IESG
