Re: IANA assignment policies

[Jari Arkko <jari.arkko@kolumbus.fi>]

Theodore Ts'o wrote:
> There has been no further activity on the mailing list about IANA
> assignment policies for IKEv2, and we need to somehow make progress.
> 
> So I'm going to make a set of proposals given the discussion which we've
> had on the subject:
> 
> 1) All numberspaces should have at least some (perhaps a very small)
>     Private Use, per David Black's concerns about being able to do
>     private experiments.
> 
> 2) All 16-bit and greater number spaces will have a policy of
>    Specification Required for the portion of the space which is reserved
>    for IANA assignment.
> 
> 3) All 8-bit number spaces shall have the following policy for the
>    portion of the space which is reserved for IANA assignment.  A number
>    may be assigned EITHER via a standards-track RFC OR by satisfying
>    both of the following policies: Specification Required and Expert
>    Review.  Furthermore, the review by the expert must follow a two-week
>    public discussion on a mailing list.  As always, the decision of the
>    expert may be appealed to the IESG who may decide to affirm or
>    override the Expert's decision.
> 
> Does this satisfy everyone's concerns?  I'd like to call the question
> and come to a decision within a week.

I think this is reasonable. I'd also be satisfied by a simpler standards
track only policy for #3.

--Jari