November 2025 - rssac-caucus

Observing RSSAC December Meeting
by Daniel Gluck Nov. 26, 2025

Nov. 26, 2025

Hello RSSAC Caucus Members, The next RSSAC monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at 15:00 UTC. Please contact rssac-staff(a)icann.org by Monday, 1 December if you would like to observe this meeting. Standing invitations for observers to the call have been sent. Below is the draft agenda for the meeting for your review. Thanks! Dan Gluck RSSAC Teleconference Tuesday, 2 December 2025 | 15:00-16:30 UTC DRAFT AGENDA (* = Vote) 1. Call to Order (Jeff Osborn) 2. Roll Call (Jeff Osborn) * New RSSAC Representatives i. Carrie Groff - UMD ii. Florian Obser - RIPE NCC 1. Agenda Review (Jeff Osborn) 2. Administration * Draft Minutes from 29 October* (Daniel Gluck) * RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee Update (Jeff Osborn) i. Composition of the 2026 RSSAC Caucus Membership Committee ii. RSSAC Caucus Member Recognition iii. ICANN Community Excellence Award Selection Panel Appointment* * RSSAC Annual Work Plan Review (Daniel Gluck) 1. ICANN85 Schedule * ICANN Board-RSSAC Joint Meeting Prep Session / Open or Closed? 2. Work Items * RSSAC001v3 Work Party Discussion (Daniel Migault, Duane Wessels, Robert Story, Abdulkarim Oloyede) * Public Comment (Daniel Gluck) i. ICANN Public Meeting Dates 2029-2033* ii. Name Collision IPv6 Research Study - RSSAC Input* * Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) (Ozan Sahin) 1. Reports * Chair/Vice Chair (Jeff Osborn and Hans Petter Holen) * Liaison to the ICANN Board * Liaison to the CSC (Hiro Hotta) * Liaison to the RZERC (Lars-Johan Liman) * Delegate to the ICANN NomCom (Abdulkarim Oloyede) * Liaison from the IAB (Daniel Migault) * Liaison from the SSAC (Russ Mundy) * Liaison from the IANA Functions Operator (James Mitchell) * Liaison from the Root Zone Maintainer * RSS GWG report (All) * Review of Reviews CG (Jeff Osborn and Ken Renard) 2. Any Other Business (Jeff Osborn) * Next meeting: Tuesday, 6 January 2026 15:00 UTC 3. Adjournment (Jeff Osborn)

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Potential RSSAC caucus work item: Interpreting RSS Metrics
by Renard, Kenneth D CTR USARMY DEVCOM ARL (USA) Nov. 13, 2025

Nov. 13, 2025

I want to spark discussion among the RSSAC caucus regarding a potential work item introduced at recent caucus meetings. If there is enough interest in the topic, we could pursue a Statement of Work (SoW) to propose such a work item to the RSSAC. "Interpreting RSS Metrics" There are many open measurements of the Root Server System (RSS) which can be used to monitor and assess RSS performance. Interpretation of these measurements can sometimes be misleading. 1. Studies often focus on latency, which is a relatively unimportant metric (considering the number of queries actually made to the RSS). Availability and correctness seem to be more important with respect to the RSS. 2. Another focus is on the number and geographic distribution of the root server instances. While this distribution can be important, there are often other considerations (such as peering/routing) that can have bigger impacts. 3. Connectivity or platform errors in the measurement system can affect results which are sometimes tough to account for. 4. Are there other metrics that could help inform a [resolver operator, network engineer, <who else>] ? What do caucus members think of a work party on "Interpreting RSS Metrics" (working title, open to discussion)? The purpose is to inform the DNS community on how to best interpret and use RSS metrics (again, open to discussion). How can we refine the topics listed above? What other topics/measurements would be good to include? How can the DNS community use these metrics to their advantage? How do we keep a potential work party from getting too deep into problem solving (for example: trying to fix peering issues)? -Ken

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2 November RSSAC Caucus Meeting Reminder
by Daniel Gluck Nov. 2, 2025

Nov. 2, 2025

Hey All, Here with a reminder for today’s RSSAC Caucus meeting at IETF124 in Montreal. Time: 16:00-17:00 EST (Local Time) / 21:00-22:00 UTC For those in person the meeting is in the Rue Saint-Denis Room of the Fairmont hotel. Its on the “C” floor, the same as registration. For those attending virtually or in person who would like to log in and join queues / the chat, here is the Meetecho Link: http://meetecho-or.ietf.org/client/?group=rssac IETF124 registration is NOT required to attend this session virtually, but a Datatracker account is required to access Meetecho. It is free to sign up. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QC7R2KS8CqA8UOX-h0DlCmepsyGo3sRdI2Y_NGv… See you in about 5 hours! Dan

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RSSAC Caucus Meeting @ IETF124
by Daniel Gluck Nov. 1, 2025

Nov. 1, 2025

RSSAC Caucus Meeting at IETF124 Rue Saint-Denis Room of Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal, Quebec Time: 16:00-17:00 EST (Local Time) / 21:00-22:00 UTC Meetecho Link: http://meetecho-or.ietf.org/client/?group=rssac NOTE: IETF124 registration is NOT required to attend this session virtually. Agenda https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QC7R2KS8CqA8UOX-h0DlCmepsyGo3sRdI2Y_NGv…

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