Network Information Services Infrastructure (nisi)

Charter 
 
Chair(s):
     April Marine  <april@atlas.arc.nasa.gov>
     Pat Smith  <psmith@merit.edu>
 
User Services Area Director(s) 
     Joyce Reynolds  <jkrey@isi.edu>
 
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Description of Working Group:

The NISI Working Group will explore the requirements for common, shared 
Internet-wide network information services. The goal is to develop an 
understanding for what is required to implement an information services
``infrastructure'' for the Internet.  The work will begin with existing NIC 
functions and services and should build upon work already being done within the
Internet community.  It should address areas such as common information 
formats, methods of access, user interface, and issues relating to security and
privacy of Internet databases.


Goals and Milestones: 
 
     Done Complete draft for phase 2 suggesting cooperative agreements for 
          NICs.                                                                

     Done Review draft for phase 1 and begin discussions for completing the 
          second phase which is to define a basic set of `cooperative 
          agreements' which will allow NICs to work together more effectively 
          to serve users.                                                      

     Done Revised draft document ready for Working Group review. Document 
          defines NIC functions and suggests some standardizations for NIC  
          services, as well as offers new mechanisms for exchanging information
          between NICs.                                                        

     Done Document submitted as Internet-Draft for comment from a wider 
          Internet audience.                                                   

     Done Working Group discussed current Internet-Draft and suggested minor 
          revisions. Decision made to continue Working Group activity beyond 
          this document.                                                       

     Done First document released as informational RFC. Outline and discuss new
          NISI tasks at IETF meeting.                                          

     Done Write a document explaining the security issues of privacy and 
          accuracy in Internet databases. Publish as an informational RFC.     


Internet Drafts:

  No Current Internet drafts.

Request For Comments:

  RFC  Stat Published    Title 
------- -- ---------- -----------------------------------------
RFC1302      Feb 92     Building a Network Information Services Infrastructure 
 
RFC1355      Aug 92     Privacy and Accuracy Issues in Network Information 
                        Center Databases