Distributed Scheduling Protocol (chronos)
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 Charter
 Last Modified: 2000-06-05

 Current Status: Concluded Working Group

 Chair(s):
     Paul Linder  <lindner@boombox.micro.umn.edu>

 Applications Area Director(s):
     Ned Freed  <ned.freed@mrochek.com>
     Patrik Faltstrom  <paf@cisco.com>

 Applications Area Advisor:
     Ned Freed  <ned.freed@mrochek.com>

 Mailing Lists: 
     General Discussion:chronos@boombox.micro.umn.edu
     To Subscribe:      chronos-request@boombox.micro.umn.edu
     Archive:           /pub/chronos @boombox.micro.umn.edu

Description of Working Group:

The Chronos protocol Working Group is chartered to define a
protocol for the management of calendars, appointments and schedules
over the Internet.  In defining this protocol, several questions must
be addressed.  The role of the calendar administrator must be defined.
Differing levels of security need to be specified to allow maximum
functionality yet still allow privacy and flexibility.  The scope of
the protocol should also be evaluated; how much burden should we put
on the server, on the client?  Additionally the behavior of multiple
chronos servers must be analyzed.

This protocol should be able to be developed and stabilized
within 6-8 months, since there is already a draft specification to work
from.  The process is subject to extension if many new features are
added, or more revision is needed.

 Goals and Milestones:

   JAN 91       Review first draft document, determine necessary revisions. 
                Follow up discussion will occur on mailing list. Prototype 
                implementations. 

   FEB 91       Make document an Internet Draft. Continue revisions based 
                on comments received over e-mail. 

   MAR 91       Spring IETF meeting. Review final draft and if OK, give to 
                IESG for publication as RFC. Begin implementations. 

   JUL 91       Revise document based on implementations. Ask IESG to make 
                the revision a Draft Standard. 


 Internet-Drafts:

  No Current Internet-Drafts.

 Request For Comments:

  None to date.