Re: [urn] Formal request for URN for ITU

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the quick responses, I appreciate it.

regards,

Ted

On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 12:21 PM, Scott Mansfield <
scott.mansfield@ericsson.com> wrote:

> For your first question about “a single document may have more than one
> recommendation string defined’…
>
> <scott>
>
> If the namespace was used for their document repository, the ITU would
> create a unique identifier for each document.  So that if the documents
> were identical (except for file name) then there would be multiple
> identifiers.
>
> </scott>
>
>
>
> For your second question about “ITU-TSB”.
>
> <scott>
>
> Registering organization:
>
>       Name: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
>
>
>
> The address provided is the address of the group that is maintaining the
> ITU namespace.  So I would argue that ITU-TSB is not the registrant, but
> ITU is.  In the purpose section it talks about “Namespace needed for
> identifier defined by ITU”.  Also in section 2.6 it states that “ITU will
> manage…”.  Yes the example I give is for the ITU-T, but that is because the
> T Sector will be the first to use the ITU namespace.
>
>
>
> The ITU General Secretariat has been contacted and has agreed with this
> proposal.  TSB will manage and coordinate with the ITU General Secretariat
> and also the other ITU sectors.
>
> </scott>
>
>
>
> If I’m not being clear, or have misunderstood something, please let me
> know.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> -scott.
>
>
>
> *From:* Ted Hardie <ted.ietf@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, July 02, 2018 2:45 PM
> *To:* Scott Mansfield <scott.mansfield@ericsson.com>
> *Cc:* urn@ietf.org
> *Subject:* Re: [urn] Formal request for URN for ITU
>
>
>
> Hi Scott,
>
>
>
> Thanks for providing this.  Two questions to confirm my understanding of
> how the namespace will be maintained.  First, it's my understanding that in
> the ITU system that a single document may have more than one recommendation
> string defined.  See:  https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-BO.1774/en for an
> example, of a pointer to identical documents within that system.  It would
> be useful for the ITU to communicate whether, as namespace manager, it will
> mint multiple identifiers for identical documents (as I understand it, this
> is permitted, but it is useful for others to understand when or if it will
> be done).  Second, the document lists a registrant in ITU-TSB and the
> origin of the request is apparently in the needs of Study Group 15.  Has
> the registrant considered whether a namespace specific to ITU-TSB might
> serve its needs as well, or confirmed that the other ITU Sectors have
> confirmed this registration?
>
>
>
> Note that I do not believe that answering either of these is required by
> the process; I put them forward solely to understand better how this will
> be used.  Thanks for any insight.
>
>
>
> regards,
>
>
>
> Ted
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 7:03 AM, Scott Mansfield <
> scott.mansfield@ericsson.com> wrote:
>
> This is a request from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for a
> namespace.
>
>
>
> Please review and provide comments/revisions to ensure clarity and focus
> of the request.  The format of the request is in ID format capturing the
> information requested from Appendix A of RFC 8141.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> -scott.
>
>
>
> Scott Mansfield
>
> Ericsson Inc.
>
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