Dear All, Regarding the Action Item 2 below, Delegation is one form of Activation. An active name is one that has, at least, one DNS record in the DNS. A delegated names is one that has a specific type of DNS record: a NS record.
From this it seems like Activation is a more generic term, which encompasses Delegation.
I found the following in the Integrated Issues report (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/idn-vip-integrated-issues-final -clean-20feb12-en.pdf; pg. 51: Activated/Active: A status of some label with respect to a zone, indicating that there are DNS resource records at that node name; or else that there are subordinate names to that name, even though there are no resource records at that node name. In the case where there are resource records at the node name, any resource record will do. In the case where there are subordinate names but no resource records (except those to support DNSSEC), the label names an empty non-terminal. A registry (zone operator) setting the active status activates the name, or performs activation. Delegated: A status of some label with respect to a zone, indicating that in that zone there are NS resource records at the label. The NS resource records create a zone cut, and require an SOA record for the same owner name and corresponding NS resource records in the subordinate zone. The act of entering the NS records in the zone at the parent side of the zone cut is delegation, and to do that is to delegate. This definition is largely based on RFC 1034; 28 the reader should consult RFC 1034 for detailed discussion of how the DNS is broken into zones. Regards, Sarmad From: idngwg-bounces@icann.org [mailto:idngwg-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Sarmad Hussain Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2017 11:07 PM To: idngwg@icann.org Subject: [Idngwg] Summary of meeting on 19 Jan. 2017 Dear All, Please find attached the summary of the meeting of the WG on 19 Jan. Please let me know if there are any changes or suggestions. The meeting has the following AIs: S. No. Action Items Owner 1 Update recommendation on grandfathering current registrations based on the discussion KF 2 Check for the difference between the definition of "activated" and "delegated" SH The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 26 Jan. 2017 11am UTC. We will continue following a weekly meeting schedule. The attached notes of the meeting and the recording of the meeting are available at the IDNGWG wiki page at https://community.icann.org/display/IDN/IDN+Implementation+Guidelines[commun ity.icann.org] <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__community.icann.org_di splay_IDN_IDN-26-2343-3BImplementation-26-2343-3BGuidelines&d=DgMGaQ&c=FmY1u 3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=KTETvEaGPwPcawI-QmNa-kiv-ZBvdgyyLm- mxd028M4&m=iHyLVWg5XYYYMyRqhLrWLRT-0Iuh0o5-T_cl8G4x7nY&s=_HPo9va0P1o27gRKByc MzrAZTgn8xXAy86zJg9CEjjI&e=> . Regards, Sarmad