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Success Criteria for the Root Server System Governance Structure (R2)
| Date Issued | Document | Reference ID | Current Phase | ||||||||
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| Success Criteria for | RSSAC Advisory on Metrics for the DNS Root Servers and the Root Server System Governance Structure (R2) | RSSAC047v2RSSAC059 |
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Description:
The RSSAC recommends that the official implementation of the metric system must:a. Meet the minimum requirements specified in Section 3 of this report regarding the number, location, connectivity, and other requirements for the vantage points.
b. Publish all software related to its operation under an open source license as defined by the Open Source Initiative.
c. Make the raw measurement data available to anyone in the interest of transparency. A third party should be able to use the raw data to verify the computation of these metrics.
d. In its monthly reports, only publish threshold pass or fail indicators for each RSI, not the actual measurements or metrics used to determine the threshold pass or fail values.
e. Publicly describe its methods for collecting measurements and aggregating metrics, including the topological location of each measurement vantage point. This description should be complete enough for RSOs and DNS researchers to create their own measurement collection systems similar to those used by the official implementation.
f. Share with an RSO the underlying measurements and metrics that resulted in failure any time an RSI fails to pass a threshold test. The shared measurements and metrics must include all measurements from around the time of failure and must include all measured values for all transports and address types.ICANN Board review its response to RSSAC038 Recommendation 1 and take such further action as necessary to take account of the content of RSSAC058.
STATUS UPDATES
| Date | Phase | Type | Status Updates |
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| Closed | Phase Change | This Advice Item is now Closed |
| Phase 5 | AP Feedback | ICANN received confirmation from the RSSAC that the items included in the letter (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/olive-to-osborn-22jun23-en.pdf) from David Olive can be formally closed. |
| Phase 5 | Phase Update | A letter (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/olive-to-osborn-22jun23-en.pdf) was sent from David Olive to Jeff Osborn regarding the status of the Advice Item. |
| Phase 5 | Phase Update | On 18 November 2021, the ICANN Board accepted the advice and directed the Root Server System Governance Working Group to incorporate the success criteria for RSS governance from RSSAC058 into its work. As a result, implementation of this Advice is considered complete. |
| Phase 5 | Phase Change | Now in Phase 5: Close |
| Phase 2 | AP Feedback | ICANN received confirmation of Understanding from the RSSAC. |
| Phase 2 | Phase Update | Understanding sent to RSSAC for review. |
| Phase 2 | Board Understanding | ICANN understands the RSSAC recommends that the ICANN Board review its response to RSSAC038 Recommendation 1 and take such further action as necessary to take account of the content of RSSAC058. |
| Phase 3 | Board Update | ICANN Board accepted the advice and directed the Root Server System Governance Working Group on 18 November 2021: https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2021-11-18-en. |
| Phase 2 | Phase Change | Now in Phase 2: Understand |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | ICANN acknowledged receipt of Advice. |
| Phase 1 | Phase Update | RSSAC published RSSAC059: Success Criteria for the Root Server System Governance Structure Link: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-059-17nov21-en.pdf. |
