Format for RFCs in the IAB Stream
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Below is general guidance about the format for IAB stream
documents, based on IAB discussion that took place May 2012
in response to questions from the RFC Editor.

- Regarding use of "Ed.", the header of the I-D determines
  the header of the RFC.  The IAB is determining author listings on a
  case-by-case basis.  For example, the following are both possible:
 
Internet Architecture Board (IAB)                         D. Thaler, Ed.
Request for Comments: 5902                                 L. Zhang, Ed.
Category: Informational                                 G. Lebovitz, Ed.
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                July 2010

Internet Architecture Board (IAB)                              D. Thaler
Request for Comments: 5902                                      L. Zhang
Category: Informational                                      G. Lebovitz
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                July 2010

  Each author's name SHOULD be listed without an organization.

- The IAB is no longer to be listed in the Authors' Addresses Section.
  The document is identified as an IAB stream document via the header
  as indicated above.

- Per RFC 5741, Section 3.2.2, the following boilerplate appears in
  the second paragraph of the "Status of This Memo" section:

      This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board
      (IAB) and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable
      to provide for permanent record.

- There are two types of IAB documents: IAB consensus documents, and
  workshop reports.

  IAB consensus documents
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  The following boilerplate is to appear at the end of the second
  paragraph of the Status of this Memo section, following the
  boilerplate quoted above:

      It represents the consensus of the Internet Architecture
      Board (IAB).

  IAB consensus documents also include a list of IAB members that were
  part of the IAB when the document was approved, in a section entitled
  "IAB Members at the Time of Approval".

  Workshop Reports
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  The following boilerplate paragraph is to appear at the end of the
  abstract:

      Note that this document is a report on the proceedings of the
      workshop.  The views and positions documented in this report are
      those of the workshop participants and do not necessarily reflect IAB
      views and positions.

  The following boilerplate paragraph SHOULD appear in the introduction:

      The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) holds occasional workshops
      designed to consider long-term issues and strategies for the
      Internet, and to suggest future directions for the Internet
      architecture.  This long-term planning function of the IAB is
      complementary to the ongoing engineering efforts performed by working
      groups of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), under the
      leadership of the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) and area
      directorates.

  Workshop reports are to contain an appendix listing the workshop
  participants.

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Last edited 13 June 2012.