This is a reminder of the four open IETF LLC consultations:
1. Extended consultation on a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for RFC Editing and Publication - feedback due by 27 September 2026 The RFC Production Center (RPC) has had a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for document production for many years. However, the RPC has not met this SLA for some years and an analysis shows that this is primarily due to a significant increase in the work expected of the RPC. Furthermore, the old SLA excluded some key measures as the measurement in place until recently had significant gaps. Given this, the current SLA is no longer fit for purpose and needs replacing. A consultation document has been published that provides an explanation of the old SLA, data of performance since its inception in 2016, an analysis of the issue and a proposed way forward. This is then followed by a series of questions for community feedback: https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/Consultation_on_a_Service_Level_Agreement_SLA_for_RFC_Editing_and_Publication.pdf Please respond either privately to the IETF LLC Board and the Executive Director at [email protected] or to the public administrative discussion list [email protected]. ------------ 2. Second consultation on Remote Rooms for IETF Meetings - feedback due by 27 September 2026 The RFC Production Center (RPC) has had a Service Level Agreement (SLA) for document production for many years. However, the RPC has not met this SLA for some years and an analysis shows that this is primarily due to a significant increase in the work expected of the RPC. Furthermore, the old SLA excluded some key measures as the measurement in place until recently had significant gaps. Given this, the current SLA is no longer fit for purpose and needs replacing. A consultation document has been published that provides an explanation of the old SLA, data of performance since its inception in 2016, an analysis of the issue and a proposed way forward. This is then followed by a series of questions for community feedback: https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/Consultation_on_a_Service_Level_Agreement_SLA_for_RFC_Editing_and_Publication.pdf Please send your feedback to the IETF Executive Director at [email protected]. If you wish to discuss any of this on a public list then please use the [email protected] list. ------------ 3. Consultation on the User Experience of IETF Tools - feedback due by 12 October 2026 User Experience (UX) in this document covers the many aspects of IETF participant interaction with IETF Tools including user interfaces, access controls, client software requirements and usage modes (e.g. offline usage). IETF Tools have developed organically over many years for most of that time the user experience was designed by the developer responsible for each system. While developers can design functional UIs, there is a difference between that and those designed by User Experience (UX) specialists. Specialists have recently been used for the first time to design the UX for the new rfc-editor.org website. The other aspects of the user experience have had explicit decisions and others have developed organically. While there have been some community discussions on some aspects, until now there has not been a formal process to elicit and incorporate community views into Tools development plans. This consultation documents the current approach to the User Experience of IETF Tools, with the exception of systems performance as that is the subject of a parallel consultation, and seeks feedback on what needs to change. Please read the full consultation document here: https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/Consultation_on_the_User_Experience_of_IETF_Tools.pdf Please respond either privately to the IETF LLC Board and the Executive Director at [email protected] or to the public tools discussion list [email protected]. ------------ 4. Consultation on a Service Level Agreement for IETF Tools - feedback due by 12 October 2026 The IETF Tools are a critical resource for the Internet standards process but SLA coverage is poor. Some small aspects have had a performance SLA, but most parts of this service have, since inception, been provided on a “best efforts” basis with formal agreements only covering capacity and incident response times, not availability and system performance as normally found in an SLA. This consultation closes that gap by proposing an SLA framework and some initial targets, on which community feedback is sought. For clarity, this SLA is solely targeted at system performance and availability, not the performance of the Tools Team or their scheduling/planning of work, though it is understood that those are subjects that also require in-depth discussion with the community. Please read the full consultation document here: https://www.ietf.org/media/documents/Consultation_on_a_Service_Level_Agreement_for_IETF_Tools.pdf Please respond either privately to the IETF LLC Board and the Executive Director at [email protected] or to the public tools discussion list [email protected]. -- Jay Daley [email protected] www.ietf.org _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
