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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                     M. Westerlund
Request for Comments: 6336                                      Ericsson
Updates: 5245                                                 C. Perkins
Category: Standards Track                        University of Glasgow
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                July 2011


 IANA Registry for Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Options

 Abstract

   It has been identified that "Interactive Connectivity Establishment
   (ICE): A Protocol for Network Address Translator (NAT) Traversal for
   Offer/Answer Protocols" (RFC 5245) is missing a registry for ICE
   options.  This document defines this missing IANA registry and
   updates RFC 5245.

 Status of This Memo

   This is an Internet Standards Track document.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
   Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
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Westerlund & Perkins         Standards Track                 PAGE 1 top


RFC 6336 IANA Registry for ICE July 2011 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................2 2. Requirements Language ...........................................2 3. IANA Considerations .............................................3 3.1. ICE Options ................................................3 4. Security Considerations .........................................3 5. Acknowledgements ................................................4 6. References ......................................................4 6.1. Normative References .......................................4 6.2. Informative References .....................................4 1. Introduction "Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE): A Protocol for Network Address Translator (NAT) Traversal for Offer/Answer Protocols" [RFC 5245] defines a concept of ICE options. However, the ICE RFC fails to create an IANA registry for ICE options. As one ICE option is under specification in [ECN-FOR-RTP], there is now a need to create the registry. RFC 5245 says: "ICE provides for extensibility by allowing an offer or answer to contain a series of tokens that identify the ICE extensions used by that agent. If an agent supports an ICE extension, it MUST include the token defined for that extension in the ice-options attribute". Thus, as future extensions are defined, these ICE options need to be registered with IANA to ensure non-conflicting identification. The ICE option identifiers are used in signalling between the ICE endpoints to negotiate extension support. RFC 5245 defines one method of signalling these ICE options, using the Session Description Protocol (SDP) with Offer/Answer [RFC 3264]. This document updates the ICE specification [RFC 5245] to define the "Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Options" registry. 2. Requirements Language The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC 2119]. Westerlund & Perkins Standards Track PAGE 2 top

RFC 6336 IANA Registry for ICE July 2011 3. IANA Considerations This document defines a registry "Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Options" for ICE options that can be used in the SDP "ice-options" attribute or other signalling parameters carrying the ICE options. 3.1. ICE Options An ICE option identifier MUST fulfill the ABNF [RFC 5234] syntax for "ice-option-tag" as specified in [RFC 5245]. This syntax is reproduced here for simplicity, but the authoritative definition is in the ICE RFC: ice-option-tag = 1*ice-char ice-char = ALPHA / DIGIT / "+" / "/" ICE options are of unlimited length according to the syntax; however, they are RECOMMENDED to be no longer than 20 characters. This is to reduce message sizes and allow for efficient parsing. Registration of an ICE option in the "Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) Options" registry is done using the Specification Required policy as defined in "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs" [RFC 5226]. A registration request MUST include the following information: o The ICE option identifier to be registered o Name, Email, and Address of a contact person for the registration o Organization or individuals having the change control o Short description of the ICE extension to which the option relates o Reference(s) to the specification defining the ICE option and the related extensions This document registers no ICE option. 4. Security Considerations As this document defines an IANA registry for an already existing concept, there are no new security considerations. Westerlund & Perkins Standards Track PAGE 3 top

RFC 6336 IANA Registry for ICE July 2011 5. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the people who reviewed the document and provided feedback: Flemming Andreasen, Mykyta Yevstifeyev, Amanda Baber, and Brian Carpenter. 6. References 6.1. Normative References [RFC 2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [RFC 5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, RFC 5226, May 2008. [RFC 5234] Crocker, D., Ed., and P. Overell, "Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF", STD 68, RFC 5234, January 2008. [RFC 5245] Rosenberg, J., "Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE): A Protocol for Network Address Translator (NAT) Traversal for Offer/Answer Protocols", RFC 5245, April 2010. 6.2. Informative References [ECN-FOR-RTP] Westerlund, M., Johansson, I., Perkins, C., O'Hanlon, P., and K. Carlberg, "Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) for RTP over UDP", Work in Progress, July 2011. [RFC 3264] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model with Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264, June 2002. Westerlund & Perkins Standards Track PAGE 4 top

RFC 6336 IANA Registry for ICE July 2011 Authors' Addresses Magnus Westerlund Ericsson Farogatan 6 SE-164 80 Kista Sweden Phone: +46 10 714 82 87 EMail: magnus.westerlund@ericsson.com Colin Perkins University of Glasgow School of Computing Science Glasgow G12 8QQ United Kingdom EMail: csp@csperkins.org Westerlund & Perkins Standards Track PAGE 5 top

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