The Dispatch (dispatch) WG in the Applications and Real-Time Area of the IETF is undergoing rechartering. The IESG has not made any determination yet. The following draft charter was submitted, and is provided for informational purposes only. Please send your comments to the IESG mailing list ([email protected]) by 2026-06-15.
Dispatch (dispatch) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Current status: Active WG Chairs: Shuping Peng <[email protected]> Jim Fenton <[email protected]> Assigned Area Director: Andy Newton <[email protected]> Applications and Real-Time Area Directors: Andy Newton <[email protected]> Charles Eckel <[email protected]> Mailing list: Address: [email protected] To subscribe: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dispatch Archive: https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/browse/dispatch/ Group page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/dispatch/ Charter: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/charter-ietf-dispatch/ To help facilitate the introduction of proposed new work, DISPATCH WG provides a standing venue to provide feedback on, and define next steps for topics in the ART, SEC and non-transport aspects of the WIT areas. This facilitation is enabled through a discussion mailing list to germinate new ideas before they might move to a dedicated mailing list. Additionally, the WG enables a new work proponent to present their topic at a WG meeting. DISPATCH is inspired by the guidance and methodology of [RFC7957](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7957) and the experience of the previously chartered DISPATCH and SECDISPATCH WGs. With respect to the WIT area, DISPATCH is not to be used for new work relating to transport protocols within the scope of an existing working group. A list of those working groups is to be maintained on the DISPATCH working group's IETF Wiki page by the DISPATCH chairs in consultation with the WIT ADs. Other IETF areas and IETF-maintained technologies may have their own process for considering new work and are out-of-scope for DISPATCH. The WG chairs will maintain a list on the DISPATCH WG Wiki of the other working groups with a dispatch function covering other IETF areas and IETF-maintained technologies. While DISPATCH has traditionally processed new work proposals during sessions at IETF meetings, the working group may process new work at interim meetings, and on the group's mailing list. The chairs are empowered to create operational procedures to process new work via all these forums. The DISPATCH chairs will place requirements on presentations and may reject presentation requests if not appropriate for the DISPATCH working group. The chairs will maintain a list of presentation requirements on the DISPATCH WG Wiki. Precedence to present will be given to proposals which have evidence of interest in the form of active Internet-Drafts and list discussion. An Internet-Draft shall not be dispatched multiple times unless a substantially revised proposal is put forth, including compelling new reasons for accepting the work. The feedback given by the DISPATCH working group may include, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Directing new work to an existing WG. 2. Guidance to propose a BoF for the new work. 3. Guidance to create a charter for a new working group. 4. Recommending that the new work is of sufficient scope to be AD-sponsored (this does not mean an AD is required to sponsor the work). 5. Creating a mailing list for further discussion of the proposal. 6. Suggesting the work be deferred or rejected. Some possible reasons for this include: * the required expertise for the work does not reside in the IETF * the work is in the subject area of another Standards Development Organization (SDO) * there are not enough individuals willing to complete the work in the IETF * there is no interoperability concern, or no people interested in an interoperable solution. Guidance given by the DISPATCH working group is not binding. Feedback from DISPATCH is not guaranteed if the DISPATCH chairs cannot determine consensus on the presented new work. The DISPATCH working group may, with the agreement of the relevant ART, SEC, or WIT ADs, process and have as work items simple administrative documents for media-type specifications and other IANA actions. Otherwise, the DISPATCH working group does not process documents. Milestones: _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
