Schema Registration (schema) ---------------------------- Charter Last Modified: 06/05/2000 Current Status: Concluded Working Group Chair(s): A Anantha Applications Area Director(s): Ned Freed Patrik Faltstrom Applications Area Advisor: Ned Freed Editor(s): Chris Apple Mailing Lists: General Discussion:ietf-schema-reg@imc.org To Subscribe: ietf-schema-reg-request@imc.org In Body: subscribe Archive: http://www.imc.org/ietf-schema-reg Description of Working Group: In order to achieve the goal of interoperable directory services, implementors must agree on standard object classes and attribute types. There are a growing number of places where schema for Internet Directory Services and Internet Operations are being defined. This plethora of schemas makes interoperation difficult, but is unavoidable. A listing service providing a single point of discovery for white-pages schema will promote schema reuse, reduce duplication of effort, and thus promote directory service interoperability. This working group will create the standards necessary to deploy a schema listing service. This service will be deployed by 1 January 1998. The standards will use the following design criteria: - Schema are 'listed' rather than 'registered'. - The process of listing schema will be centralized for the initial deployment. - The database which provides the listing store will be centrally administered. These criteria will reduce administrative overhead, reduce the number of protocol and process elements which need to be defined, and do not preclude the provision of additional functionality if the community decides it is necessary. To this end, the work items include: Determining the minimum namespace for the listing service. Determining which syntaxes are allowed for listing. Finding a document editor. Deciding whether and how to allow modifications and amendments to the listed schema. Determining the functionality and operational requirements for the listing service. Determining who has instruction authority over the listing database. Goals and Milestones: NOV 97 Submit Listing Procedure document as Internet Draft JAN 98 Submit Listing Procedure document as Informational RFC JAN 98 Deploy listing service, close working group JAN 98 Submit Listing Requirements document as Informational RFC Internet-Drafts: No Current Internet-Drafts. Request For Comments: None to date.