Internet Architecture Board (IAB) N. Brownlee, Ed.
Request for Comments: 6548 The University of Auckland
Obsoletes: 5620 IAB
Category: Informational June 2012
ISSN: 2070-1721
Independent Submission Editor Model
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
The RFC Editor Model [RFC6635] defines a set of streams that produce draft RFCs, which are submitted for publication. This document defines the management function for the Independent Submission stream, specifically the role of Independent Submission Editor (ISE). This document is a derivative of [RFC5620], Section 3.2, and was separated out from [RFC6635].
2. Independent Submission Editor
The ISE is an individual who is responsible for the Independent Submission stream of RFCs, as defined by [RFC4844]. The Independent Submission stream and the ISE are not under the authority or direction of the RSE or the RFC Series Oversight Committee (RSOC) (see [RFC6635]). As noted below, the ISE is appointed by and is responsible directly to the IAB.
2.1. Qualifications
The ISE is a senior position for which the following qualifications are desired:
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3. An ability to define and constitute advisory and document review arrangements. If those arrangements include an Editorial Board similar to the current one or some equivalent arrangement, the ability to assess the technical competence of potential Editorial Board members (see Section 3).
2.2. Responsibilities
The ISE is an individual who may have assistants and who is responsible for:
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While the ISE itself is considered a volunteer function, the IAB considers maintaining the Independent Submission stream part of the IAB's supported activities. Therefore, the IAOC should include these costs in the IASA budget.
3. Independent Submission Editorial Board
The ISE is supported by an Editorial Board for the review of Independent Submission stream documents. This board is known as the Independent Submission Editorial Board. This volunteer Editorial Board exists at the pleasure of the ISE, and its members serve at the pleasure of the ISE. The existence of this board is simply noted within this model, and additional discussion of such is considered out of scope of this document.
4. Security Considerations
This document has no specific security implications, however the same security considerations as those in [RFC4846] and [RFC4844] apply.
5. IAB Members at the Time of Approval
Bernard Aboba, Ross Callon, Alissa Cooper, Joel Halpern, Spencer Dawkins, Russ Housley, David Kessens, Olaf Kolkman, Danny McPherson, Jon Peterson, Andrei Robachevsky, Dave Thaler, Hannes Tschofenig.
6. Acknowledgements
Generous thanks to Joel Hapern for all his help with this document, and for all his work on [RFC6635]). Thanks also to the IAB members, whose comments and suggestions were both welcome and useful.7. References 7.1. Normative References[RFC4846] Klensin, J. and D. Thaler, "Independent Submissions to the
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RFC 6548 Independent Submission Editor Model June 2012 7.2. Informative References[RFC4333] Huston, G. and B. Wijnen, "The IETF Administrative
