Next steps for Diameter & AAA

1. Next steps for Diameter & AAA • Diameter defines a base protocol (RFC 3588) • … and several applications • MIPv4 application – RFC 4004 • NASREQ application – RFC 4005 • Credit Control application – RFC 4006 • EAP application – RFC 4071 • SIP application (ready to send to IESG)

2. Good news • Working group has (almost) completed it’s charter. • 10 RFC • Significant Diameter deployment in 3G networks.

3. Bad news • AAA bof was at IETF 42 - August 1998 • First charter said: • Goals and Milestones: • Apr 99  Publish AAA Applications (to be an Informational RFC) as an Internet Draft • Apr 99  Submit Authentication Requirements initial Internet-Draft • Apr 99  Submit Authorization Requirements initial Internet-Draft • Apr 99  Submit Accounting Requirements initial Internet-Draft • Jun 99  AAA Base protocol proposals documented as Internet-Drafts • Aug 99  Submit AAA Base Protocol Framework Working Group as Internet-Draft • Aug 99  Submit AAA Applications to IESG for publication as an Informational RFC • Aug 99  Submit AAA Requirements to to IESG for publication as an Informational RFC • Sep 99  Revision of charter to include statement of work regarding specific protocols and data formats • .Oct 99  Submit AAA Base Protocol(s) Specification as an Internet-Draft

4. The plan • Close down the AAA WG. • Diameter development will still continue. • Propose Diameter Maintenance & Extensions (DiME).

5. Topics • RFC 3588-bis • BCP on Diameter-RADIUS interworking • Diameter URI • Diameter API • Diameter QoS application • Diameter MIPv6 application