From: Peng Yan <pyan@wi-fi.org>
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IETF experts,

I am submitting Version 2 of the namespace "wfa" registration request, prov=
iding updated details about the NSS structure as requested.

Thanks,
Peng
--

Namespace Registration for Wi-Fi Alliance

Namespace Identifier:

  wfa

Version:

  2

Date:

  2026-07-31

Registrant:

  Name:

    Wi-Fi Alliance

  Address:

    10900-A Stonelake Boulevard, Suite 195, Austin, Texas 78759 U.S.A.
    Phone: +1 512 498 9434 (498-WIFI)
    Fax: +1 512 498 9435

  Designated contact:

    Role: Technical Officer
    Email: technical@wi-fi.org

  Organization Type:

    Standards Development Organization (non-profit corp)
    (requesting fast-track registration procedure)

Purpose:

  Wi-Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association that owns the =
Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED trademarks and oversees the certification of Wi-F=
i products. Wi-Fi Alliance work includes development of Wi-Fi technologies,=
 requirements, and certifications that promote a robust global Wi-Fi ecosys=
tem in which interoperability of devices is ensured with certification and =
data modelling using YANG and TR-181.

  The specifications for some Wi-Fi Alliance certifications require identif=
iers in a managed namespace so that they are unique and persistent.  To ens=
ure that the uniqueness is absolute, the registration of a specific Uniform=
 Resource Name (URN) [RFC8141] Namespace Identifier (NID) of "wfa" for use =
by Wi-Fi Alliance is being specified in this submission, in full conformanc=
e with the NID registration process specified in =A76.4 of [RFC8141].

Syntax:

  URNs assigned by Wi-Fi Alliance will have the following structure based o=
n the organizational structure of the resources specified in the Wi-Fi Alli=
ance specifications:

         urn:wfa:{NSS}

where the syntax of "NSS" follows Section 2 of the URN Syntax requirements =
[RFC8141]. Wi-Fi Alliance further details:

        urn:wfa:<resource-type>:<resource-path>

where:
        <resource-type> uniquely identifies the type of resource being name=
d and shall be defined by Wi-Fi Alliance.
        <resource-path> uniquely identifies the resource within the specifi=
ed resource type. It may consist of one or more hierarchical components. Th=
e structure of the components within <resource-path> shall be defined by Wi=
-Fi Alliance for each applicable <resource-type>.

  Examples:
        urn:wfa:mo:hotspot2dot0-perprovidersubscription:1.0
        urn:wfa:mo-ext:hotspot2dot0-devdetail-ext:1.0
        urn:wfa:yang:wfa-dataelements
        urn:wfa:yang:wfa-dataelements:rpc
        urn:wfa:yang:wfa-dataelements:templates

Assignment:

  The individual URNs of the wfa namespace shall be solely managed by Wi-Fi=
 Alliance.  The latest information about Wi-Fi Alliance defined standards a=
nd specifications, can be found at https://www.wi-fi.org/specifications

Security and Privacy:

  No potential issues related to security and privacy.

Interoperability:

  There are no known interoperability issues for the requested urn namespac=
e.

Resolution:

  The namespace is not listed with a resolution discovery system; this is n=
ot applicable for this URN registration.


-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im>
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Cc: Peng Yan <pyan@wi-fi.org>
Subject: Re: AW: [urn] Re: URN namespace registration request - Wi-Fi Allia=
nce

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This namespace has been added to registry:

https://www.iana.org/assignments/urn-formal/wfa

https://www.iana.org/assignments/urn-namespaces/

Peng, please let us know when you are ready to submit version 2 of the regi=
stration, reflecting more detailed information about the syntax of the NSS =
once that has been decided on as a result of Wi-Fi Alliance's standardizati=
on process.

Peter

On 5/20/26 2:37 AM, Lars G. Svensson wrote:
> Peter Saint-Andre [mailto:stpeter@stpeter.im] wrote:
>
>> On 5/13/26 7:26 PM, Dale R. Worley wrote:
>>> Peng Yan <pyan=3D40wi-fi.org@dmarc.ietf.org> writes:
>>>> Namespace Registration for Wi-Fi Alliance
>>>>
>>>> Namespace Identifier:
>>>>
>>>>     wfa
>>>>
>>>> Version:
>>>>
>>>>     1
>>>>
>>>> Date:
>>>>
>>>>     2026-05-11
>>>
>>> This revision has answered all of the issues raised previously.
>>> Given that the Wi-Fi Alliance is an SDO, I think we should approve
>>> this namespace without further fussing.
>>
>> With the understanding that version 1 is a kind of placeholder, yes.
>> Apparently, once the Wi-Fi Alliance figures out the syntax and
>> semantics in more detail they will submit version 2 of the
>> registration. But that won't stop me from being in favor of moving forwa=
rd with version 1.
>
> Yes, if we consider this a placeholder, this registration is fine with me=
, too.
>
> Best,
>
> Lars
>