1 DRAFT 2003-08-07 IPv6 Working Group Global Grid Forum, Data Area Administrative Information Name and Acronym: IPv6-WG Chairs: Brian Carpenter Piers O'Hanlon Secretary(s)/Webmaster(s): tbd Email list: ipv6-wg@ggf.org Web page: http://forge.ggf.org/projects/ipv6-wg Charter Focus/Purpose IPv6 is now emerging as a significant factor in operational networks, and continued scaling up of the Internet (and thus of Grids) will require the additional address space and management features of IPv6. It is therefore important that all GGF specifications work as well (or better) with IPv6 as with IPv4. The purpose of the working group is to identify any GGF specifications that do not meet this requirement, to provide appropriate guidelines for future specifications, and to communicate any issues discovered with IPv6 to the IETF, the Java community, etc. Scope The scope is IP version dependencies in the output of all working groups in all GGF areas. However, it is expected that many WGs will be quickly eliminated as having no such dependencies. Any specification that involves the handling of network I/O or IP addresses, or the processing or display of URLs is likely to be affected. Goals Either two or three deliverables are planned, according to the result of the work. 1. IP version dependencies in GGF specifications. This will be an Informational document identifying each GGF specification (approved or public draft) that contains dependencies on IPv4 (principally address format and length). It is intended to be used as a checklist for planning the necessary document revisions by the WGs concerned. Milestone for draft: GGF9 Milestone for final: before GGF10 2. Guidelines for IP version independence in GGF specifications. This will be an informational document describing how to avoid IPv4 dependency in GGF specifications. It is intended to be used by all GGF WGs and as a checklist for document approval. Milestone for draft: GGF9 Milestone for final: before GGF10 3. Issues in IPv6 specifications or support. If the work on the above two deliverables identifies any issues in the IETF specifications for IPv6, or in IPv6 support environments such as Java, additional deliverables describing these issues will be created as Informational liaison documents to be sent to the IETF, the Java community, etc. If no such issues are found, or if they are accepted by the IETF etc. through informal liaison, the documents will not be produced. Milestone for drafts: GGF10 Milestone for final: TBD Management Issues Evidence of commitments to carry out WG tasks Brian Carpenter and Piers O'Hanlon are committed to lead. We have at least 6 other people who have indicated willingness to contribute actively. Pre-existing Document(s) (if any) Two highly relevant IETF drafts: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-v6ops-ipv4survey-apps-01.txt http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-shin-v6ops-application-transition-01.txt We will in fact investigate whether direct collaboration with the IETF is possible. Exit Strategy It is not expected that the WG will have any reason to continue after the deliverables have been published Any other relevant information n/a