Very interesting stuff Jeff.  This provides answers to some of the issues raised in SSAC 69.  Regarding the “Assumptions” stated, there are a couple of phrases that strike me as a little odd:

 

I. Absent extraordinary circumstances, IANA will operate in an open and transparent manner while respecting customer confidentiality.

 

J. In addition, it will respond to requests in a fair and non-discriminatory manner unless a requested change is deemed to be an emergency.

 

The conditional language appears a bit broad in both these assumptions.  Should they be stated in a more limited manner?  E.g.

 

I.                    “IANA will operate in an open and transparent manner while respecting customer confidentiality.  In the event of extraordinary circumstances, e.g. ____________, there may be a need for ________________________.”

J.     “IANA will respond to requests in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.  In the event a requested change is deemed by _____________Who? to be an emergency, exceptions to __________What? may be made.”

 

Lastly, are these actually “Assumptions” or are they service standards or operating principles?

Thank you for working on this.

Anne

 

Anne E. Aikman-Scalese

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-----Original Message-----
From: ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org [mailto:ipc-gnso-bounces@icann.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Neuman
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 10:43 AM
To: 'IPC-GNSO'
Subject: [IPC-GNSO] FW: FINAL - Agreed text for IANA Service Level

 

 

All,

 

A few weeks back, several people had asked about whether the community was working on Service Level Expectations for the IANA Functions once the transition was finalized.  A group of gTLD reps and ccTLD reps (the primary technical customers of IANA) have been working with IANA staff on coming up

with a framework to determine the service levels.  

 

Attached is the framework we came up with after a number of meetings and calls.  Although the community (prior to our establishment) stated that they were all content with the current performance of IANA, the reality is that very little about their performance was actually accurately measured.  In addition, IANA did not (and still does not) have in place the appropriate

tools to measure their performance.   Though the Department of Commerce had

a few service level expectations, they were very vague and all reliant on self-certifications. 

 

This framework calls upon IANA to develop the measurement capabilities, measure their performance and then meet with the CWG (or delegates of the

CWG) to determine the actual Service Level Expectations.

 

We would love to have your feedback and I am happy to answer any questions you may have.  This draft has been forwarded to the CWG for their feedback as well. 

 

Jeffrey J. Neuman

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-----Original Message-----

From: Paul M Kane - CWG [mailto:paul.kane-cwg@icb.co.uk]

Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 7:11 AM

To: cwg-stewardship@icann.org

Subject: FINAL - Agreed text for IANA Service Level

 

 

(apologies for cross posting)

 

Dear all,

 

I am delighted to attach the agreed Service Level Expectation document,

containing the specifics of what ICANN/IANA has agreed to monitor and

report.

 

I would like to thank the members of the working group, (Elaine Pruis,

Jeffrey Eckhaus, Jeff Neuman, Patricio Poblete, Jay Daley, Adam Smith and

ICANN/IANA; Kim Davies, Bernard Turcotte, Elise Gerich, David Conrad) for

their dedication and professionalism over the past months.  They contributed

to over 300 hours of discussions, 8 full WG meetings, 15 sub-group meeting

and countless emails ...

and it is with pleasure I advise that the first phase is done.

I'd also like to thank ICANN staff for their support in facilitating the WG

discussions.

 

ICANN/IANA will now plan the scope of work to implement this SLE, operating

the service in a test phase/parallel mode to start the necessary real-world

data capture.

 

Please circulate the agreed SLE document as you consider appropriate which

demonstrates ICANN/IANA's commitment to enhanced reporting and transparency

post transition which I am confident will be welcomed by the global

community.

 

Kind regards

 

Paul Kane

SLE WG Chair.

 

 



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