Network Working Group S. Krishnan
Internet-Draft C. Eckel
Obsoletes: 3113 (if approved) Cisco
Intended status: Informational P. Schmitt
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16 March 2025
3GPP-IETF Standardization Collaboration
draft-kes-rfc3113bis-00
Abstract
This document contains a set of principles and guidelines that serve
as the basis for the collaboration between 3GPP and IETF, with the
objective of securing timely development of technical specifications,
and to facilitate maximum interoperability with existing fixed and
mobile Internet systems, devices, and protocols.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Administrative support groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. IETF-3GPP Administrative Support Group . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. High level principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
5. Changes from RFC3113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1. Introduction
The IETF and 3GPP formalized a set of principles and guidelines for
co-operation in [RFC3113]. While the high level principles remain
intact in the collaboration many of the details in that document have
become out of date due to changes in the organizational structures of
both IETF and 3GPP as well as in the way the co-ordination activities
are conducted in practice. e.g. both the IETF and 3GPP have
reorganized and renamed areas so that the RFC3113 contains incorrect
and misleading information. The document access mechanisms have also
been changed even as the open access principles still remain intact.
It is also difficult to keep this information up to date due to the
fairly dynamic nature of both of the SDOs. This document intends to
reiterate the high level principles of co-operation and the co-
ordination mechanisms while leaving out the detailed descriptions to
be specified and maintained by the co-ordination function itself.
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2. Administrative support groups
IAB Administrative Support Groups are groups with dedicated
membership, similar to directorates, that act as an arm of the IAB,
assisting the IAB in discharging its responsibilities. One of those
responsibilities is that the IAB acts as representative of the
interests of the IETF and the Internet Society in technical liaison
relationships with other organizations concerned with standards and
other technical and organizational issues relevant to the world-wide
Internet. In 2023, the IAB decided to create an administrative
support group to work on the co-ordination activities between IETF
and 3GPP [IETF-3GPP].
3. IETF-3GPP Administrative Support Group
The purpose of this [IETF-3GPP].group is to support coordination
activities between IETF and 3GPP. This group is led jointly by the
respective liaison managers from both organizations, IETF and 3GPP.
This group has no fixed membership, but participation from relevant
IETF Area Directors, IETF WG Chairs, 3GPP WG Chairs, and document
authors/editors is encouraged. The group co-leads will review and
update the mailing list yearly prior to the July meeting, in order to
adjust for changes in the IESG and IAB.
4. High level principles
As stated in RFC3113, 3GPP has identified the benefit of adopting
Internet specifications and the preferred 3GPP approach is to use the
Internet standards unchanged, if feasible. In any case, 3GPP has no
intention to duplicate work performed in IETF. While this is the
preferred scenario, 3GPP recognizes that additions or modifications
might be needed in order to make the IETF internet specification
fulfill the needs of 3GPP, and in such cases, these concerns will be
directly brought up at the IETF-3GPP administrative support group to
be addressed by the relevant IETF areas and WGs. This document also
reiterates the principle that informal communication at working level
is encouraged whenever possible, and formal communications are to be
used only when deemed necessary.
5. Changes from RFC3113
* Added info about IAB Administrative support groups
* Reiterated high level principles
* Removed details about Document sharing
* Removed details about communication
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* Removed details about rapporteurs
6. Security Considerations
This document is concerned with the relationship between 3GPP and
IETF and does not bring up any new security considerations.
7. IANA Considerations
This document has no IANA actions.
8. References
8.1. Normative References
[RFC3113] Rosenbrock, K., Sanmugam, R., Bradner, S., and J. Klensin,
"3GPP-IETF Standardization Collaboration", RFC 3113,
DOI 10.17487/RFC3113, June 2001,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3113>.
8.2. Informative References
[IETF-3GPP]
IAB, "IETF-3GPP Administrative Support Group",
https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/ietf3gpp/about/ , April
2023.
Acknowledgments
Authors' Addresses
Suresh Krishnan
Cisco
Email: suresh.krishnan@gmail.com
Charles Eckel
Cisco
Email: eckelcu@cisco.com
Peter Schmitt
Huawei
Email: Peter.Schmitt@huawei.com
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