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RFC 9920
Title: RFC Editor Model (Version 3)
Author: P. Hoffman,
A. Rossi
Status: Informational
Stream: Editorial
Date: February 2026
Mailbox: [email protected],
[email protected]
Pages: 33
Obsoletes: RFC 9280
Updates: RFC 7841, RFC 7991, RFC 7992,
RFC 7993, RFC 7994, RFC 7995,
RFC 7996, RFC 7997, RFC 8729,
RFC 8730, RFC 9720
I-D Tag: draft-editorial-rswg-rfc9280-updates-04.txt
URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9920
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9920
This document specifies version 3 of the RFC Editor Model. The model
defines two high-level tasks related to the RFC Series. First,
policy definition is the joint responsibility of the RFC Series
Working Group (RSWG), which produces policy proposals, and the RFC
Series Approval Board (RSAB), which approves such proposals. Second,
policy implementation is primarily the responsibility of the RFC
Production Center (RPC) as contractually overseen by the IETF
Administration Limited Liability Company (IETF LLC). In addition,
various responsibilities of the RFC Editor function are now performed
alone or in combination by the RSWG, RSAB, RPC, RFC Series Consulting
Editor (RSCE), and IETF LLC. Finally, this document specifies the
Editorial Stream for publication of future policy definition
documents produced through the processes defined herein.
Since the publication of RFC 9280, lessons have been learned about
implementing this model. This document lists some of those lessons
learned and updates RFC 9280 based on that experience. This document
obsoletes RFC 9280.
This document updates RFCs 7841, 7991, 7992, 7993, 7994, 7995, 7996,
7997, 8729, 8730, and 9720.
This document is a product of the Editorial Working Group of the IETF.
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