From: "Natale, Robert C (Bob)" To: iesg-secretary@ietf.org Cc: "Wijnen, Bert (Bert)" , agentx@dorothy.bmc.com Subject: Request for advancement of AgentX RFCs to Draft Standard status Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:22:51 -0400 Hi, On behalf of the IETF AgentX WG, this is our formal request to the IESG to advance the two AgentX RFCs -- RFC2741 (protocol) and RFC2742 (MIB), both published in January 2000 -- to Draft Standard status. The WG collected 13 implementation reports earlier this year and summarized them on June 20, 2001. This summary report may be viewed online at: http://www.ietf.org/IESG/Implementations/AGENTX-IMPLEMENTATION These reports demonstrated that all AgentX features have been implemented by two or more independent implementations and that sub-agents from one implementation are able to interoperate with master agents from an independent implementation. A number of the implementations are found in well-known commercial SNMP products; several are found in widely distributed academic and/or "open source" projects; implementations beyond those with filed reports are known to exist. Neither the referenced implementation reports nor the WG Last Call on this requested action -- issued on October 1, 2001 -- identified any changes to the cited RFCs that are required for implementation or interoperability. Over the course of its deliberations the WG did identify the desire to add some mechanism for security credentials verification to a future version of AgentX...or perhaps via a new adjunct protocol. The WG intends to discuss the best way to charter this activity after resolution of the present request for advancement. Following that discussion, the WG -- in concert with its ADs -- will make an appropriate request or recommendation (in the event that some other WG might be more appropriate for the work) to the IESG. Please let me know if you need anything further from me in this matter. Cordially, BobN Chair, AgentX WG