SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (simple)

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Last Modified: 2008-08-21

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Chair(s):

  • Robert Sparks <RjS@estacado.net>

  • Hisham Khartabil <hisham.khartabil@gmail.com>

    Real-time Applications and Infrastructure Area Director(s):

  • Jon Peterson <jon.peterson@neustar.biz>
  • Cullen Jennings <fluffy@cisco.com>

    Real-time Applications and Infrastructure Area Advisor:

  • Jon Peterson <jon.peterson@neustar.biz>

    Technical Advisor(s):

  • Jon Peterson <jon.peterson@neustar.biz>

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    Description of Working Group:

    This working group focuses on the application of the Session Initiation
    Protocol (SIP, RFC 3261) to the suite of services collectively known
    as
    instant messaging and presence (IMP). The IETF has committed to
    producing an interoperable standard for these services compliant to
    the
    requirements for IM outlined in RFC 2779 (including the security and
    privacy requirements there) and in the Common Presence and Instant
    Messaging (CPIM) specification, developed within the IMPP working
    group. As the most common services for which SIP is used share quite a
    bit in common with IMP, the adaptation of SIP to IMP seems a natural
    choice given the widespread support for (and relative maturity
    of) the SIP standard.

    The primary work of this group will be to generate:

    1. A proposed standard SIP extension documenting the transport of
    Instant Messages in SIP, compliant to the requirements for IM outlined
    in RFC 2779, CPIM and in BCP 41 (so that the transport implications of
    the extension with respect to network congestion are considered in the
    design).

    2. A proposed standard SIP event package and any related protocol
    mechanisms used to support presence, compliant to the requirements for
    presence outlined in RFC 2779 and CPIM.

    3. An architecture for the implementation of a traditional
    buddylist-based instant messaging and presence application with SIP.
    Included might be new mechanisms for message confirmation delivery,
    indications for when a party is in the process of typing a message,
    secure buddylist manipulation operations, and the extension of the
    CPIM
    presence format to describe typical IM states. Each of these
    mechanisms
    will be consistent with a SIP-based architecture, as well as meeting
    the constraints otherwise described in this charter.

    All SIMPLE proposals fulfilling these goals must document the mappings
    of their operation to CPIM. Any SIP extensions proposed in the course
    of this development will, after a last call process, be transferred to
    the SIP WG for consideration as formal SIP extensions.

    The working group will work within the framework for presence and IM
    described in RFC 2778. The extensions it defines must also be
    compliant
    with the SIP processes for extensions. The group cannot modify
    baseline
    SIP behavior or define a new version of SIP for IM and presence. If
    the
    group determines that any capabilities requiring an extension to SIP
    are needed, the group will seek to define such extensions within the
    SIP working group, and then use them here.

    The working group will operate in close cooperation with the IMPP
    working group, which will be completing CPIM in parallel. The working
    group will also cooperate with any other groups defined to standardize
    other presence and IM systems, to ensure maximum sharing of
    information
    and avoid reinvention of the wheel. The working group will cooperate
    with the SIP working group, soliciting reviews to ensure its
    extensions
    meet SIPs requirements. The working group will also collaborate with
    the SIP WG to ensure consistent operation of the SUBSCRIBE and NOTIFY
    methods across the other applications being defined for its use.

    Goals and Milestones:

    Done  Submission of event package for presence to IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of watcher information drafts to IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
    Done  Submission of proposed event list mechanism to the SIP working group
    Done  Submission of requirements for event publishing to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of proposed mechanism for event publishing to the SIP working group
    Done  Submission of SIMPLE PIDF profile to IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of base XCAP draft to IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of Partial Notification mechanism to IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of indication of instant message preparation using SIP to IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of XCAP usage for manipulation of presence document content
    Done  Submission of XCAP usage for setting presence authorization to IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of Filtering mechanisms to IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of instant messaging session draft to IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
    Done  Submission of instant messaging session relay drafts to IESG for publication as Proposed Standards
    Feb 2007  Submission of proposed mechanisms meeting the advanced messaging requirements to the IESG or appropriate working group
    Feb 2007  Submission of XCAP event package to IESG or appropriate working group targeting publication as Proposed Standard
    Feb 2007  Submission of an Instant Message Disposition Notification mechanism to the IESG for publication as a Proposed Standard
    Mar 2007  Submission of a performance and scalability analysis of the SIMPLE presence mechanisms to the IESG for publication as Informational
    Jun 2007  Submission of SIMPLE protocol annotated overview draft to IESG for publication as Informational
    Aug 2007  Submission of proposed mechanisms for initiating and managing Instant Message group chat to the IESG for publication as Proposed Standard
    Aug 2007  Conclusion of SIMPLE

    Internet-Drafts:

    Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) extension for Partial Notification of Presence Information (33619 bytes)
    Presence Information Data format (PIDF) Extension for Partial Presence (30282 bytes)
    Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) User Agent Capability Extension to Presence Information Data Format (PIDF) (60324 bytes)
    Publication of Partial Presence Information (32125 bytes)
    An Extensible Markup Language (XML) Document Format for Indicating A Change in XML Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP) Resources (32772 bytes)
    An Extensible Markup Language (XML) Patch Operations Framework Utilizing XML Path Language (XPath) Selectors (79915 bytes)
    Instant Message Disposition Notification (78700 bytes)
    SIMPLE made Simple: An Overview of the IETF Specifications for Instant Messaging and Presence using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) (39873 bytes)
    Optimizing Federated Presence with View Sharing (72109 bytes)
    Models for Intra-Domain Presence and Instant Messaging (IM) Federation (113052 bytes)

    Request For Comments:

    A Presence Event Package for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) (RFC 3856) (62956 bytes)
    A Watcher Information Event Template-Package for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) (RFC 3857) (46221 bytes)
    An Extensible Markup Language (XML) Based Format for Watcher Information (RFC 3858) (26416 bytes)
    Indication of Message Composition for Instant Messaging (RFC 3994) (27472 bytes)
    A Data Model for Presence (RFC 4479) (88399 bytes)
    CIPID: Contact Information in Presence Information Data Format (RFC 4482) (22157 bytes)
    RPID: Rich Presence Extensions to the Presence Information Data Format (PIDF) (RFC 4480) (74026 bytes)
    Timed Presence Extensions to the Presence Information Data Format (PIDF) to Indicate Status Information for Past and Future Time Intervals (RFC 4481) (15549 bytes)
    A Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Event Notification Extension for Resource Lists (RFC 4662) (82778 bytes)
    An Extensible Markup Language (XML) Based Format for Event Notification Filtering (RFC 4661) (48890 bytes)
    Functional Description of Event Notification Filtering (RFC 4660) (63886 bytes)
    An Extensible Markup Language (XML) Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP) Usage for Manipulating Presence Document Contents (RFC 4827) (22896 bytes)
    Extensible Markup Language (XML) Formats for Representing Resource Lists (RFC 4826) (68850 bytes)
    The Extensible Markup Language (XML) Configuration Access Protocol (XCAP) (RFC 4825) (166627 bytes)
    Relay Extensions for the Message Sessions Relay Protocol (MSRP) (RFC 4976) (84244 bytes)
    The Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) (RFC 4975) (144254 bytes)
    Presence Authorization Rules (RFC 5025) (65880 bytes)
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