Internet Draft
AnInternet Draft(I-D) is a document published by theInternet Engineering Task Force(IETF) containing preliminary technical specifications, results ofnetworking-relatedresearch, or other technical information. Often, Internet Drafts are intended to be work-in-progress documents for work that is eventually to be published as aRequest for Comments(RFC) and potentially leading to anInternet Standard.
It is considered inappropriate to rely on Internet Drafts for reference purposes. I-Dcitationsshould indicate the I-D is awork in progress.[1]
An Internet Draft is expected to adhere to the basic requirements imposed on any RFC.[2]
An Internet Draft is only valid for six months unless it is replaced by an updated version. An otherwise expired draft remains valid while it is under official review by theInternet Engineering Steering Group(IESG) when a request to publish it as an RFC has been submitted. Expired drafts are replaced with a "tombstone" version and remain available for reference.[2]
Naming conventions
[edit]Internet Drafts produced by the IETF working groups follow the naming convention:draft-ietf-<wg>-<name>-<version number>.txt.
Internet Drafts produced byIRTFresearch groups following the naming convention:draft-irtf-<rg>-<name>-<version number>.txt.
Drafts produced by individuals following the naming convention:draft-<individual>-<name>-<version number>.txt
TheIAB,RFC Editor, and other organizations associated with the IETF may also produce Internet Drafts. They follow the naming convention:draft-<org>-<name>-<version number>.txt.
The initialversion numberis represented as00.The second version, i.e. the first revision is represented as01,and incremented for all following revisions.
References
[edit]- ^"Internet Standards and the Request For Comment (RFC) Process",The TCP/IP Guide,p. 3,retrieved2015-11-10
- ^abR. Housley (2010-12-07).Guidelines to Authors of Internet-Drafts.Retrieved2018-03-18.