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Network Working Group                                         C. HuitemaRequest for Comments: 1601                   Internet Architecture BoardObsoletes:1358                                               March 1994Category: InformationalCharter of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)Status of this Memo   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  This memo   does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of   this memo is unlimited.Abstract   This memo documents the composition, selection, roles, and   organization of the Internet Architecture Board and its subsidiary   organizations.1.  IAB Membership   The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) shall consist of 13 voting   members, composed of the IETF chair and 12 full members.  The IETF   chair, who is also the chair of the IESG, may vote on all official   IAB actions except the approval of IESG members.  Ex-officio members   and a liaison from the IESG may also attend IAB meetings but shall   have no vote on official actions.   Voting IAB members shall serve for a term of two years, but may serve   any number of terms.   Members of the IAB shall serve as individuals, and not as   representatives of any company, agency, or other organization.   1.1  Selection of voting IAB members      Voting IAB members shall be nominated by the nominating committee      of the IETF and appointed by an appropriate group.  The 12 full      members shall be approved by vote of the Board of Trustees of the      Internet Society (ISOC), while the IETF chair shall be approved by      vote of the 12 full IAB members then sitting.  Normally, six new      full members are nominated each year.      The IETF nomination committee is formed every year and consists of      a non-voting chair designated by the Internet Society and seven      members picked at random from a pool of volunteers.  Any person      who took part in two IETF meetings in the last two years mayHuitema                                                         [Page 1]

RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994      volunteer for this pool.  The nomination committee also includes      four non-voting liaison members, one designated by each of the      Board of Trustees of the Internet Society, the IAB, the IESG, and      the IRSG.      New IAB members shall be selected each year to replace those whose      terms have expired or been vacated.  The nomination committee      shall prepare a list containing at least one candidate for each      open position, and present this list to the ISOC Board of      Trustees.  The Board of Trustees will by a vote appoint IAB      members from the list of nominees to fill the open positions.      There is no limit to the number of terms that a member of the IAB      may serve.  A member that wishes to be re-nominated at the end of      a term simply notifies the nomination committee.  However, there      is no obligation for renomination.   1.2 Ex-Officio Members      The IRSG chair and the RFC Editor shall be Ex-officio members of      the IAB, with no vote in official actions.  An ex-officio position      may be held by a voting member.2.  The Role of the IAB:   The IAB was chartered as a component of the Internet Society in June   of 1992.  Its responsibilities under this charter include:   (a) IESG Selection      The IAB appoints a new IETF chair and all other IESG candidates,      from a list provided by the IETF nominating committee.   (b) Architectural Oversight      The IAB provides oversight of the architecture for the protocols      and procedures used by the Internet.   (c) Standards Process Oversight and Appeal      The IAB provides oversight of the process used to create Internet      Standards.      The IAB serves as an appeal board for complaints of improper      execution of the standards process.Huitema                                                         [Page 2]

RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994   (d) RFC Series and IANA      The IAB is responsible for editorial management and publication of      the Request for Comments (RFC) document series, and for      administration of the various Internet assigned numbers.   (e) External Liaison      The IAB acts as representative of the interests of the Internet      Society in liaison relationships with other organizations      concerned with standards and other technical and organizational      issues relevant to the world-wide Internet.   (f) Advice to ISOC      The IAB acts as a source of advice and guidance to the Board of      Trustees and Officers of the Internet Society concerning      technical, architectural, procedural, and (where appropriate)      policy matters pertaining to the Internet and its enabling      technologies.   The following is an expanded discussion of these IAB functions.   2.1 IESG Selection      Members of the IESG are nominated for a period of two years by the      IETF nomination committee, and are appointed by approval from the      IAB.  The committee shall select at least one nominee for each      vacant IESG position, i.e., chair of the IESG or chair of a      specific area.  The nomination committee may present several      candidates for an available position, in which case the IAB will      select one of the nominees for that position.      The nominating committee shall present the IESG nomination list to      the IAB for approval.  Within two weeks of receiving the list, the      IAB shall approve or disapprove of the nominations, by voting      among the full members of the IAB.  At least 8 affirmative votes,      and no more than one negative vote, are required to approve an      IESG appointment.      Should the IAB fail to approve a particular nomination, the      nomination committee shall present a new nomination for that      position.  Should this process fail to converge rapidly, the      sitting IESG is permitted to make a temporary appointment to one      of their own positions whenever there is no IAB-selected person      with an unexpired term filling that slot.Huitema                                                         [Page 3]

RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994   2.2 Architectural oversight      A major role of the IAB is long range planning.  The IAB is      expected to "pay attention" to important long-term issues in the      Internet, and to make sure that these issues are brought to the      attention of the group(s) that are in a position to address them.      It is also expected to play a role in assuring that the people      responsible for evolving the Internet and its technology are aware      of the essential elements of the Internet architecture.      When a new IETF working group is proposed, the IESG will forward a      preliminary version of the charter to the IAB for review of      architectural consistency and integrity.  The IAB shall review      these proposed charters and give feedback to the IESG as      appropriate.      Pursuant to the architectural oversight function, the IAB sponsors      and organizes the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF).      On occasion, the IAB will convene panels to perform in-depth      reviews of particular architectural issue.  Such reviews may      include consideration of relevant IETF Working Group activities,      and for this purpose the panel may invite presentations by      qualified parties on the design goals and decisions, technology      choices, and other pertinent aspects of these IETF activities.      The results of such a review will be a report which may give      advice to the community and the IESG.      The IAB may organize ad hoc bodies of independent technical      experts to adjudicate technical disputes.   2.3 Standards Process Oversight and Appeal      The development, review, and approval of Internet Standards is the      responsibility of the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG)      of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).  The standards      process executed by the IESG is established and documented by the      IAB, in consultation with the IESG and with the concurrence of the      IETF.   2.4 RFC Series and Assigned Numbers      The RFC series constitutes the archival publication channel for      Internet Standards and for other contributions by the Internet      research and engineering community.  The IAB shall select an RFC      Editor, who shall be responsible for the editorial management and      publication of the RFC series.Huitema                                                         [Page 4]

RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994      The IAB shall also designate an Internet Assigned Numbers      Authority (IANA) to administer the assignment of Internet protocol      numbers.   2.5 External Liaison      The IAB is responsible for relationships between the Internet      technical groups working under the auspices of ISOC and other      interested parties such as the US Federal Networking Council      (FNC); various organs of the European Commission (EC); the      Coordinating Committee for Intercontinental Research Networking      (CCIRN); standards bodies such as the International Organization      for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical      Commission (IEC), and the International Telecommunication Union      (ITU); and other professional societies such as the Institute of      Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for      Computing Machinery (ACM).   2.6 Advice to ISOC      The IAB may convene panels of knowledgeable people, hold hearings,      and otherwise pursue the investigation of specific questions or      topics presented to it by the Internet Society.3. IAB Organization   3.1 IAB chair      The members of the IAB shall select one of its full members to      serve as the chair of the IAB, with all of the duties and      responsibilities normally associated with such a position.  The      term of the IAB chair shall be one year, with no restriction on      renewal.  The chair of the IAB may be removed at any time by the      affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of the IAB, or as a      result of his or her departure from the IAB.      The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to organize the IAB.   3.2 Executive Director      The chair of the IAB hall have the authority to appoint or remove      an Executive Director (ExecD).  The ExecD shall administer the      internal operation of the IAB, e.g., organization of conferences      and meetings and reporting of their results.      The ExecD may be chosen among the full IAB members with voting      rights; otherwise, the ExecD shall be an ex-officio non-voting      member.Huitema                                                         [Page 5]

RFC 1601                      IAB Charter                     March 1994   3.3 Selection of the IRSG chair      The chair of the IAB shall have the authority to appoint or remove      the chair of the Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG).  The      IRSG chair shall be responsible for the management and      organization of the IRSG.      The IRSG chair may be chosen among the full IAB member with voting      rights; otherwise, the IRSG chair shall be an ex-officio non-      voting member.   3.4 Liaisons      The chair of the IAB and another IAB member, to be selected by the      chair, shall serve as liaisons to the IESG.  The selected liaison      may be a full member or an ex-officio member.      In addition, the IESG will appoint one of its members to serve as      a liaison to the IAB.  The IESG liaison may attend IAB meetings      but shall have no vote.Security Considerations   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.Author's Address   Christian Huitema   INRIA   2004 Route des Lucioles   BP 93   06092 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS Cedex   France   EMail: Christian.Huitema@sophia.inria.frHuitema                                                         [Page 6]