[dconn] Re: Splitting the async flow from draft-ietf-dconn-domainconnect - split into 2 or 3 documents?

Peter Thomassen <peter@desec.io> Thu, 19 March 2026 13:41 UTC

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Subject: [dconn] Re: Splitting the async flow from draft-ietf-dconn-domainconnect - split into 2 or 3 documents?
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Dear WG,

For the record, chairs will await this split-off (whichever way it ends up being) and request a DNS directorate review afterwards.

Best,
Peter


On 3/19/26 20:39, Pawel Kowalik wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> today in IETF 125 DCONN session we discussed splitting async flow out of the core spec to a separate document.
> 
> TL; DR; split into 2 or 3 documents?
> 
> Below the rationale from the slides. The consensus in the room was clearly to follow the proposal.
> 
> The editors will follow up on this with the required changes, likely renaming the drafts to draft-ietf-dconn-sync and draft-ietf-dconn-async to be able to easily take them apart.
> 
> There was one voice in the room to split into 3 documents - "core", sync and async.
> 
> Theoretically this could work as well. An implementation of just "core" and "async" would still make up for a working setup, however "core" alone would not have a standalone value, so at least 2 documents would have to be published together.
> Any opinion from WG?
> 
>  From Slides [1]:
> - The draft is still quite long. 82 pages of -01.
> - Quite bit of content was removed, but the number of pages grew from 72 in -00.
> - Shall WG look at further reductions of the “core” draft?
> 
> - all elements are considered core from the perspective of original domain connect protocol
> - Async flow can be considered separately (15 pages), and extendible Settings End Point allows for split away
> - Proposal: focus of “core of core” – sync flow and split away async as a second standard track document
> 
> [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/125/materials/slides-125-dconn-ietf-125-kowalik-domain-connect-01
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Pawel
> 
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