SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (R-3)

Date IssuedDocumentReference IDCurrent Phase

  

SSAC Comment on Examining the User Experience Implications of Active Variant TLDs Report (R-3)SAC060

CLOSED



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



Description:

ICANN should concentrate foremost on the rules for the root zone (versus rules for TLD registry operators).


STATUS UPDATES

DatePhaseTypeStatus Updates

 

ClosedPhase ChangeThis Advice Item is now Closed

 

Phase 5Phase UpdateCompletion letter sent to Board on 12 June 2018 (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-chalaby-12jun18-en.pdf) [SAC060 Recommendation 3]: ICANN agrees with this recommendation, which is being implemented through the development of the IDN Root Zone Label Generation Ruleset using the Root Zone LGR Procedure. On 6 June 2017, a public comment period opened on Version 2 Label of the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone (RZ-LGR-2). The period closed on 24 July 2017, and an ICANN organization report was published on 1 August 2017 (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/reportcomments-rz-lgr-2-01aug17-en.pdf). Root Zone Label Generation Rules 2.0 (RZ-LGR-2) is now available, covering Arabic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Khmer, Lao and Thai scripts: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rootzone-lgr-2015-06-21-en. Addition communities are working towards finalizing remaining script proposals, which will be integrated as these are finalized.

 

Phase 5Phase ChangeNow in Phase 5: Close

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateICANN agrees with this recommendation, which is implemented by the IDN Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone (LGR) procedure. On 6 June 2017, a public comment period opened on Version 2 Label of the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone (RZ-LGR-2). The period closed on 24 July 2017, and an ICANN organization report was published on 1 August 2017 (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/report-comments-rz-lgr-2-01aug17-en.pdf). Root Zone Label Generation Rules 2.0 (RZ-LGR-2) is now available, covering Arabic, Ethiopic, Georgian, Khmer, Lao and Thai scripts: https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/root-zone-lgr-2015-06-21-en.

 

Phase 4Phase UpdateICANN agrees with this recommendation, which is implemented by the IDN Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone (LGR) procedure. On 6 June 2017, a public comment period opened on Version 2 Label of the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone (RZ-LGR-2). The period closed on 24 July 2017, and an ICANN organization report is expected on 11 August 2017. As work has been and is currently underway on the rules for the root zone procedure, this recommendation is complete.

 

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). ICANN agrees with this recommendation and the IDN Label Generation Ruleset for the Root Zone (LGR) procedure will implement this recommendation. Implementation of this specific advice item is in progress and is part of Project 2.2. Considerable work has been underway on IDNs and IDN variants. Some of this work can be found below: IDN Implementation Guidelines (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/implementation-guidelines-2012-02-25-en) IDN Variant Program information (https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/variant-tlds-2012-05-08-en) IDN Variant TLD Root LGR Procedure and User Experience Study Recommendations (https://features.icann.org/idnvariant-tld-root-lgr-procedure-and-user-experience-studyrecommendations?language=es) Procedure to Develop and Maintain the Label Generation Rules for the Root Zone in Respect of IDNA Labels (https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/lgrprocedure-20mar13-en.pdf) Public Comment on Label Generation Ruleset for Root Zone Version 1 (LGR-1) (https://www.icann.org/publiccomments/lgr-1-2015-12-04-en) Community Wiki on Root Zone LGR Project (https://community.icann.org/display/croscomlgrprocedure/Root+Zone+LGR+Project).

 

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.