SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (R-2)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (R-2)SAC060

DEFERRED



  1. Phase 1 Receive
  2. Phase 2 Understand
  3. Phase 3 Evaluate
  4. Phase 4 Deferred
  5. Phase 5 Close
  6. Closed



THIS ITEM IS DEFERRED; SEE DEPENDENCIES


DESCRIPTION

ICANN must maintain a secure, stable, and objective process to resolve cases in which some members of the community (e.g., an applicant for a TLD) do not agree with the result of the Label Generation Rules (LGR) calculations.


DEPENDENCIES

This item remains deferred pending further consideration by the ccNSO and GNSO in the context of their IDN related PDPs.


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

Phase 4

DependenciesThis item remains deferred pending further consideration by the ccNSO and GNSO in the context of their IDN related PDPs.

 

Phase 4AP FeedbackSSAC notes that while this item is deferred, there has been major progress with respect to IDNs including IDN guidelines 4.0 and ICANN org's work in script tables. Does any of this recent work impact the implementation status of recommendation 9?

 

Phase 4AP FeedbackSSAC acknowledged the 2021 Q3 implementation update and did not have any comments or feedback for ICANN org.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateRZ-LGR procedure already suggests that the relevant script community can review their decision within the existing process and propose an updated version. The Technical Study Group on RZ-LGR supported this solution. This process is being considered by both GNSO and ccNSO in their respective policy development processes for IDN TLDs. This advice will be addressed through these PDPs.

 

Phase 4AP FeedbackSSAC acknowledged the 2020 Q4 implementation update and did not have any comments or feedback for ICANN org.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateThis item remains deferred pending further consideration by the ccNSO and GNSO in the context of their IDN related PDPs.

 

Phase 4AP FeedbackDoes the SSAC need to confirm the understanding? Or is this an implementation update?

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateBoth ccNSO and GNSO are currently working on IDN TLD related PDPs. Recommendations for Technical Utilization of Root Zone Label Generation Rules (specifically recommendation 4) developed by RZ-LGR Study Group address this item. These recommendations were approved by the ICANN Board and shared with ccNSO and GNSO for further consideration in their policy development processes related to IDN TLDs.

 

Phase 4AP FeedbackSSAC acknowledged the 2019 Q2 implementation update and did not have any comments or feedback for ICANN org.

 

Phase 4Phase ChangeNow in Phase 4: Deferred

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateRZ-LGR-3 integrating 16 scripts is being released in July 2019. The inclusion of RZ-LGR to validate TLD labels and their variant labels has also been recommended as part of managing IDN variant TLDs. GNSO and ccNSO are currently considering this recommendation. The Study Group on Technical Utilization of Root Zone Label Generation Rules took up this item to discuss. Recommendation four (4) of their report suggests a way forward. This work has been released for public comment and will be finalized afterwards for further consideration of the ICANN Board. See report at https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/recommendations-rz-lgr-14may19-en.pdf and public comment at https://www.icann.org/public-comments/technical-rz-lgr-2019-05-15-en. Further implementation of this item is deferred as of 30 June 2019 pending external activity. ICANN org will take up further work once the GNSO and ccNSO have considered these items as part of their policy development work.

 

Phase 4DependenciesFurther implementation of this item is deferred as of 25 June 2019 pending external activity. ICANN org will take up further action once the GNSO and ccNSO consider this item as part of the policy development work.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateThe Study Group on Technical Use of RZ-LGR is currently reviewing, among other issues, this recommendation: https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Study+Group+on+Technical+Use+of+RZ-LGR. See also for for the latest information on the Root-Zone LGR and IDN Implementation Guidelines: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rz-lgr-2-2017-06-06-en IDN Implementation Guidelines (v4.0): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateThe Study Group on Technical Use of RZ-LGR is currently reviewing, among other issues, this recommendation: https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Study+Group+on+Technical+Use+of+RZ-LGR. See also for for the latest information on the Root-Zone LGR and IDN Implementation Guidelines: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rz-lgr-2-2017-06-06-en IDN Implementation Guidelines (v4.0): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en.

 

Phase 4Phase ChangeNow in Phase 4: Implement

 

Phase 5Phase UpdateAfter further discussion and review, this Advice Item will be returned to Phase 4 pending the Study Group on Technical Use of the RZ-LGR: https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Study+Group+on+Technical+Use+of+RZ-LGR.

 

Phase 5Phase ChangeNow in Phase 5: Close

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateEach release of the integrated IDN Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone (LGR) will be open to public comments prior to publication. In addition, the LGR process has been further detailed to allow for a script community to submit additional revisions of MSR and LGR, which can then be reviewed. Additionally, recently two public comment periods closed that dealt with LGR and IDN issues: Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone Version 2 (RZ-LGR-2): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/rz-lgr-2-2017-06-06-en IDN Implementation Guidelines (v4.0): https://www.icann.org/public-comments/idn-guidelines-2017-03-03-en.

 

Phase 4Board UpdateBoard consideration is complete and implementation of advice item is ongoing. Status provided in 19 October 2016 letter from ICANN Board Chair to SSAC Chair (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-faltstrom-19oct16-en.pdf). Implementation of this specific advice item is in progress and is part of Project 7 of the IDN Variant TLD Program. Each release of the integrated IDN Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone (LGR) will be open to public comments prior to publication. In addition, the LGR process has been further detailed to allow for a script community to submit additional revisions of MSR and LGR, which can then be reviewed. Recently two public comment periods closed that dealt with LGR and IDN issues: Guidelines for Developing Reference Label Generation Rulesets for the Second Level (https://www.icann.org/public-comments/comments-lgrsecond-level-2015-11-05-en), and Public Comment on Label Generation Ruleset for Root Zone Version 1 (LGR-1)(https://www.icann.org/public-comments/lgr-1-2015-12-04-en).

 

Phase 4Phase ChangeNow in Phase 4: Implement

 

Phase 1Phase UpdateSSAC published SAC060: SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/sac-060-en.pdf.