NOTE: This charter is a snapshot of the 47th IETF Meeting in Adelaide, Australia. It may now be out-of-date. Last Modified: 29-Feb-00
Chair(s):
Ralph Droms <droms@bucknell.edu>
Internet Area Director(s):
Thomas Narten <narten@raleigh.ibm.com>
Erik Nordmark <nordmark@eng.sun.com>
Internet Area Advisor:
Thomas Narten <narten@raleigh.ibm.com>
Mailing Lists:
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Description of Working Group:
Other Lists:
A separate mailing list is used for discussing the IPv6 version of dhcp: dhcp-v6@bucknell.edu.
This working group has developed DHCP for automated allocation, configuration and management of IP addresses and TCP/IP protocol stack parameters. DHCP is currently a "Draft Standard" (RFC2131, RFC2132). The working group now has four main objectives:
* Revise and submit the DHCP specification for acceptance as a Full Standard
* Develop a roadmap for the review and acceptance of new options, define a new option syntax, develop an accurate list of assigned option codes and identify option codes that can be safely reassigned
* Develop a specification for DHCP for IPv6
* Develop an inter-server communication for coordination of multiple servers
* Review new options for DHCP, as deemed appropriate by the working group chair and/or the Internet area directors; specific options currently under review in the working group include:
o Mechanisms for the authentication of clients and servers
o Interaction between DHCP and DNS dynamic update protocol
o Definition of a DHCP MIB for management of DHCP servers through SNMP
o Definition of an LDAP schema to provide a standardized format for the storage and retrieval of DHCP information, primarily configuration and lease data; this schema will be developed in coordination with the Policy Frameworks Working Group as appropriate.
o Options through which DHCP relay agents can pass information to DHCP servers
o Other options: user class, server selection, domain search
Goals and Milestones:
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on subnet selection option in time for Oslo IETF |
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on DAP schema for DHCP in time for Oslo IETF |
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on DHCP authentication in time for Oslo IETF |
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on failover protocol in time for Oslo IETF |
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on relay agent options in time for Oslo IETF |
Jun 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on DHCP-DNS interaction in time for Oslo IETF |
Jul 99 |
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Submit Internet-Draft on DHCP authentication for WG last call |
Jul 99 |
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Develop plan for review of DHCP specification and acceptance as Internet Standard. |
Sep 99 |
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Submit DHCP server MIB specification for WG last call |
Sep 99 |
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Submit subnet selection option specification for WG Last Call |
Nov 99 |
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Submit DHCP server MIB specification for IESG consideration as a Proposed Standard |
Nov 99 |
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Submit LDAP schema specification for WG last call |
Mar 00 |
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Submit LDAP schema specification to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard. |
Internet-Drafts:
· Interaction between DHCP and DNS
· Authentication for DHCP Messages
· The User Class Option for DHCP
· DHCP Relay Agent Information Option
· The Server Selection Option for DHCP
· DHCP Continuation Option Code
· Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server MIB
· DHCP Option to Disable Stateless Auto-Configuration in IPv4 Clients
· Automatically Choosing an IP Address in an Ad-Hoc IPv4 Network
· The Name Service Search Option for DHCP
· New Option Review Guidelines and Additional Option Namespace
· Interpreting Client Options for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
· DHC load balancing algorithm
· The Migration Agent List Option for DHCP
· The Classless Static Route Option for DHCP
· Dynamic host configuration : DHCP reconfigure extension
· Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Requirements for Roaming Nodes using DHCP
Request For Comments:
RFC |
Status |
Title |
RFC1534 |
DS |
Interoperation Between DHCP and BOOTP |
RFC1542 |
DS |
Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol |
RFC2132 |
DS |
DHCP Options and BOOTP Vendor Extensions |
RFC2131 |
DS |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
RFC2241 |
PS |
DHCP Options for Novell Directory Services |
RFC2242 |
PS |
Netware/IP Domain Name and Information |
RFC2485 |
PS |
DHCP Option for The Open Group's User Authentication Protocol |
RFC2489 |
Procedure for Defining New DHCP Options | |
RFC2610 |
PS |
DHCP Options for Service Location Protocol |
Use of DHCP for configuration of IPSEC tunnel mode
Bernard Aboba
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Aboba presented draft-ietf-ipsec-dhcp-04.txt describing use of DHCP for client configuration through a VPN tunnel. Aboba requested WG input on format and contents of chaddr and client identifier in IPSEC tunnel mode.
Use of DHCP for configuring multicast DNS behavior
Bernard Aboba
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This work has been moved to DNSEXT.
DHCP Next Server Option
Mike Borella
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This option, specified in draft-ietf-dhc-nextserver-02.txt, is a generic option that can carry multiple servers; the first two servers, as defined in this draft, are RSIP and DHCP.
DHCP authentication
Ralph Droms
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WG approved WG last call for draft-ietf-dhc-authentication-12.txt after minor editorial changes, including clarification that protocols 0 and 1 do not address inter-domain roaming but other protocols in the framework may support inter-domain romaing. Stuart Cheshire will provide input about modifications to protocol 1 to accommodate inter-domain roaming.
Domain search option
Ralph Droms
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Ted Lemon/Pratik Gupta will manage this draft. The current draft needs technical decision on the encoding format (perhaps change to "DNS wire format"?) and may need additional editorial changes. Ted and Pratik will exchange drafts and produce a new revision.
Requirements for Extending DHCP into New Environments
Subir Das
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Droms will initiate conversation about how to proceed on mailing list.
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Requirements for Roaming Nodes using DHCP
Subir Das
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Droms will initiate conversation about how to proceed on mailing list.
Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-local Addresses
Automatically Choosing an IP Address in an Ad-Hoc IPv4 Network
Stuart Cheshire, Ralph Droms
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The WG suggested that Cheshire submit his draft as an independent submission for review by zeroconf and dhc WGs.
DHCP reconfigure option
P.De Schrijver
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draft-ietf-dhc-pv4-reconfigure-00.txt is ready for WG last call.
Classless Static Routes option
Ted Lemon
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Ted will publish revision based on input from Bernard Aboba. The revised draft will be ready for WG last call
Report on Failover protocol
Ralph Droms (for Kim Kinnear)
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The authors of the failover protocol draft held a phone conference on December 7. Results of that phone conference have been incorporated into the most recent revision of the specification, draft-ietf-dhc-failover-06.txt. Another conference call will take place and a new revision of the specification will be published prior to the next WG meeting in Pittsburgh.
Interaction between DHCP and DNS
Ted Lemon
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The current draft reflects the specification for DHCP-DNS interaction using a new DHCP option and a new DHCP RR. There was a suggestion from the WG to split the specification into four documents:
1) specification of the new DHCP option
2) specification of the new DHCP RR
3) semantics for use of the DHCP RR
4) policies for resolving name conflicts
Droms will raise issue of splitting with draft with the author of the draft, Mark Stapp.
DHCP lease query
Rich Woundy
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Woundy presented a new option that can be used by relay agent to determine client harware address and link attachment point. The purpose of the option is to avoid use of ARP in reconstruction of forwarding tables in a relay agent if the relay agent loses that information. The WG suggested considering SNMP or LDAP as alternatives to this new option. The WG agreed to take on the new option as WG action item.
DHCP Option for PacketCable VoIP Client Configuration
Burcak Beser
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This new option is used to hand out different configurations behind one IP address. The author will ask for review on WG mailing list.
Guidelines and new format for DHCP options
Mike Carney
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Carney discussed the latest revision of draft-ietf-dhc-new-options-05.txt. The WG suggested splitting the draft into two docs: a description of guidelines for new options and a new syntax for options. Carney will consider this suggestion.