A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7576 Title: General Gap Analysis for Autonomic Networking Author: S. Jiang, B. Carpenter, M. Behringer Status: Informational Stream: IRTF Date: June 2015 Mailbox: jiangsheng@huawei.com, brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com, mbehring@cisco.com Pages: 17 Characters: 42472 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-irtf-nmrg-an-gap-analysis-06.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7576 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7576 This document provides a problem statement and general gap analysis for an IP-based Autonomic Network that is mainly based on distributed network devices. The document provides background by reviewing the current status of autonomic aspects of IP networks and the extent to which current network management depends on centralization and human administrators. Finally, the document outlines the general features that are missing from current network abilities and are needed in the ideal Autonomic Network concept. This document is a product of the IRTF's Network Management Research Group. This document is a product of the Network Management Research Group of the IRTF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce, rfc-dist and IRTF-Announce lists.To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist https://www.irtf.org/mailman/listinfo/irtf-announce For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC