Generic Internet Service Description (gisd)
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 Charter
 Last Modified: 10/19/1995

 Current Status: Concluded Working Group

 Chair(s):
     David Sitman  <david@ccsg.tau.ac.il>

 Operational Requirements Area Director(s):
     Scott Bradner  <sob@harvard.edu>
     Michael O'Dell  <mo@uu.net>

 Operational Requirements Area Advisor:
     Scott Bradner  <sob@harvard.edu>

 Mailing Lists: 
     General Discussion:gisd-wg@ripe.net
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     Archive:           ftp://ftp.ripe.net/ripe/archives/gisd-wg/current

Description of Working Group:

GISD collects short descriptions of Internet service aspects.  Internet
service in GISD means the interaction of Internet service providers
among themselves and with their users.  GISD aims to provide a
common frame of reference and vocabulary to talk about an Internet
service.  For each aspect of the Internet service, it describes different
options for service provision in use in the current Internet.  GISD is
merely descriptive and does not proscribe or mandate.  The GISD document is
intended to be a living document, collecting the work of many contributors.

The GISD Working Group will update and revise the GISD document to
assist network service providers in a better understanding and description
of what Interent service means.

- Update and revise the GISD document that lists the areas and aspects of
  interest to TCP/IP network service providers.

- Identify additional GISD areas and aspects appropriate to GISD.

- Identify areas of overlap with other IETF working groups.

- Create a reference document of GISD terms.

- Establish procedures to ensure the ongoing maintenance of the document
  and identify an organization willing to do it.

 Goals and Milestones:

   NOV 93       Review current GISD draft and add any additional areas and 
                aspects felt essential. 

   MAR 94       Draft of GISD will be prepared. Submit as Internet-Draft. 

   JUL 94       Follow-up with final amendments and submit to RFC Editor 
                for publication as an FYI RFC. 


 Internet-Drafts:

  No Current Internet-Drafts.

 Request For Comments:

  None to date.