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XCON O. Novo
Internet-Draft G. Camarillo
Intended status: Standards Track Ericsson
Expires: May 3, 2008 D. Morgan
Fidelity Investments
R. Even
Polycom
October 31, 2007
Conference Information Data Model for Centralized Conferencing (XCON)
draft-ietf-xcon-common-data-model-06.txt
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Abstract
This document defines an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based
conference information data model for centralized conferencing
(XCON). A conference information data model is designed to convey
information about the conference and about participation in the
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conference. The conference information data model defined in this
document constitutes an extension of the data format specified in the
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Event Package for Conference State.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1. Data Model Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2. Data Model Namespace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.3. The Conference Object Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4. Data Model Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4. Data Model Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1. <conference-info> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2. <conference-description> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.1. <display-text> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.2. <subject> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.3. <free-text> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.4. <keywords> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.5. <allow-sidebars> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.2.6. <conference-time> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.7. <conf-uris> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2.8. <service-uris> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2.9. <maximum-user-count> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.2.10. <available-media> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3. <host-info> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.4. <conference-state> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.4.1. <allow-conference-event-subscription> . . . . . . . . 18
4.4.2. <user-count> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.4.3. <active> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.4.4. <locked> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.5. <floor-information> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.5.1. <conference-ID> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.5.2. <allow-floor-events> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.5.3. <floor-request-handling> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.5.4. <conference-floor-policy> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6. <users> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.6.1. <join-handling> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.6.2. <user-admission-policy> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.6.3. <allowed-users-list> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.6.4. <user> and Its <user> Sub-elements . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.6.4.1. <display-text> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.6.4.2. <associated-aors> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.6.4.3. <provide-anonymity> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6.4.4. <roles> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6.4.5. <languages> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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4.6.4.6. <cascaded-focus> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6.4.7. <allow-refer-users-dynamically> . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6.4.8. <allow-invite-users-dynamically> . . . . . . . . . 24
4.6.4.9. <allow-remove-users-dynamically> . . . . . . . . . 25
4.6.4.10. <endpoint> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4.7. <sidebars-by-ref> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8. <sidebars-by-val> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
5. RELAX NG Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6. XML Schema Extensibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
7. XML Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.1. Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2. Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.3. Integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.1. Conference Relax NG Schema Registration . . . . . . . . . 42
9.2. Conference Namespace Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
9.3. Conference Object Identifier Registration . . . . . . . . 42
9.4. Conference User Identifier Registration . . . . . . . . . 43
10. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
11.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Appendix A. Appendix A. Non-Normative RELAX NG Schema in XML
Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 65
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1. Introduction
There is a core data set of conference information that is utilized
in any conference, independent of the specific conference media.
This core data set called the 'conference information data model' is
defined in this document using an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-
based. The conference information data model defined in this
document is logically represented by the conference object.
Conference objects are a fundamental concept in Centralized
Conferencing, as described in the Centralized Conferencing Framework
[4]. A conference object contains data that represents a conference
during each of its various stages (e.g., created/creation, reserved/
reservation, active/activation, completed/completion). A conference
object can be manipulated using a conference control protocol at a
conference server. The conference object represents a particular
instantiation of a conference information data model. Consequently,
conference objects follow the XML format defined in this document.
A conference object contains the core information of a conference
(i.e., capabilities, membership, call control signaling, media, etc.)
and specifies who, and in which way that information can be
manipulated.
Figure 1 shows the logical functional elements of a conference server
as defined by the Centralized Conferencing Framework [4]. They are a
Conference Control Server, a Floor Control Server, a number of Foci,
and a Notification Service. A conference control protocol provides
the interface between a conference control client and the conference
control server. A floor control protocol (e.g., BFCP [5]) provides
the interface between a floor control client and the floor control
server. A call signaling protocol (e.g., SIP, H.323, Q.931, ISUP,
etc.) provides the interface between a call signaling client and a
Focus. A notification protocol (e.g., SIP-based event notifications
[6]) provides the interface between the conferencing client and the
Notification Service. Within a conference, the conference control
server, floor control server, and focus can modify the information in
the conference object.
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...............................................................
. Conferencing Server .
. +---------------------------------------------------+ .
. | C o n f e r e n c e o b j e c t | .
. +-+--------------------------------------------------+| .
. | C o n f e r e n c e o b j e c t || .
. +-+---------------------------------------------------+|| .
. | C o n f e r e n c e o b j e c t ||| .
. | +--------------------------------------------------+||| .
. | | Conference Information Data Model |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Conference description (times, duration) | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Host information | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Conference state | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Floor information | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Membership (users, capacity) | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Sidebars, Etc. | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||| .
. | | | Etc. | |||| .
. | | +----------------------------------------------+ |||+ .
. | +--------------------------------------------------+|+ .
. +----^------------------^-------------^--------|------+ .
. | | | | .
. +------v-------+ +--------v-----+ +-----v-+ +----v-------+ .
. | Conference | | Floor | | | | | .
. | Control | | Control | |Foci | |Notification| .
. | Server | | Server | | | |Service | .
. +-----^--------+ +---^----------+ +-^-----+ +------------+ .
........|..............|..............|..........|.............
|Conference |Binary Floor |Call |Notification
|Control |Control |Signaling |Protocol
|Protocol |Protocol |Protocol |
........v..............v..............v..........v.............
. C o n f e r e n c i n g C l i e n t .
...............................................................
Figure 1: Conference Server Architecture
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The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Event Package for Conference
State, specified in RFC4575 [1], already defines a data format for
conferences. However, that model is SIP specific and lacks elements
related to some of the functionality defined by the Centralized
Conferencing Framework [4] (e.g., floor control). The data model
defined in this document constitutes a superset of the data format
defined in RFC4575 [1]. The result is a data format that supports
more call signaling protocols besides SIP and that covers all the
functionality defined in the Centralized Conferencing Framework [4].
2. Terminology
The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
"SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [2].
This document uses the terminology defined in the Centralized
Conferencing Framework [4], the SIPPING conferencing framework [7]
and the BFCP (Binary Floor Control Protocol) specification [5].
Readers of this document should be familiar with the terminology used
in those documents.
3. Overview
The data model specified in this document is the result of extending
the data format defined in RFC4575 [1] with new elements. Examples
of such extensions include scheduling elements, media control
elements, floor control elements, non-SIP URIs, and addition of
localization extensions to text elements. This data model can be
used by conference servers providing different types of basic
conferences. It is expected that this data model can be further
extended with new elements in the future in order to implement
additional advanced features.
3.1. Data Model Format
A conference object document is an XML [8] document that MUST be well
formed and SHOULD be valid. Conference object documents MUST be
based on XML 1.0 and SHOULD be encoded using UTF-8.
3.2. Data Model Namespace
This specification defines a new namespace specification for
identifying the elements defined in the data model. This namespace
is as follows:
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urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info
3.3. The Conference Object Identifier
The conference object identifier (XCON-URI) can be viewed as a key to
accessing a specific conference object. It can be used, for
instance, by the conference control protocol to access, manipulate
and delete a conference object. A conference object identifier is
provided to the conferencing client by the conference notification
service or through out-of-band mechanisms (e.g. E-Mail).
A conferencing system may maintain a relationship between the
conference object identifiers and the identifiers associated with
each of the complementary centralized conferencing protocols (e.g.,
call signaling protocols, BFCP, etc.). To facilitate the maintenance
of these relationships, the conference object identifier acts as a
top level identifier within the conferencing system for the purpose
of identifying the interfaces for these other protocols. This
implicit binding provides a structured mapping of the various
protocols with the associated conference object Identifier. Figure 2
illustrates the relationship between the identifiers used for the
protocols and the general conference object identifier (XCON-URI).
+--------------------------+
| Conference |
| Object |
| Identifier |
+--------------------------+
| xcon:Ji092i@example.com |
+------+-------------------+
|
|
|
+-----------------+---------------+
| |
+-----------+-----------+ +----------+---------+
| CSP Conference IDs | |BFCP 'Conference ID'|
+-----------------------+ +--------------------+
|h323:Ji092i@example.com| | Ji092i |
|tel:+44(0)2920930033 | +----------+---------+
|sip:Ji092i@example.com | |
+-----------------------+ +-------|--------+
| BFCP 'Floor ID'|
+----------------+
| 543 |
| 09cnJk |
+----------------+
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Figure 2: Conference Object Mapping
In Figure 2, the conference object identifier acts as the top level
key in the identification process. The call signaling protocols have
an associated conference user identifier, often represented in the
form of URIs. The binary floor control protocol, as defined in [5],
defines the 'conference ID' identifier which represents a conference
instance within floor control. When created within the conferencing
system, the 'conference ID' has a 1:1 mapping to the unique
conference object Identifier(XCON-URI). Operations associated with
the conference control protocols are directly associated with the
conference object, thus the primary identifier associated with these
protocols is the conference object identifier(XCON-URI). The
mappings between additional protocols/interface is not strictly 1:1
and does allow for multiple occurrences. For example, multiple call
signaling protocols will each have a representation that is
implicitly linked to the top level conference object identifier e.g.
H323 and SIP URIs that represent a conference instance. It should be
noted that a conferencing system is free to structure such
relationships as required and this information is just included as a
guideline that can be used.
Further elements can be added to the tree representation in Figure 2
to enable a complete representation of a conference instance within a
conferencing system.
3.4. Data Model Structure
The information in this data model is structured in the following
manner. All the information related to a conference is contained in
a <conference-info> element. The <conference-info> element contains
the following child elements:
o The <conference-description> element describes the conference as a
whole. It has, for instance, information about the URI of the
conference, maximum users allowed in the conference, media
available in the conference, or the time the conference will
start.
o The <host-info> element contains information about the entity
hosting the conference (e.g., its URI).
o The <conference-state> element informs the subscribers about the
changes in the overall conference information.
o The <floor-information> element contains information about the
status of the different floors in the conference.
o The <users> element describes the membership information as a
whole. The <users> element contains a set of <user> child
elements, each describing a single participant in the conference.
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o If a participant in the main conference joins a sidebar, a new
element is created in the conference referenced from the
<sidebars-by-ref> element or under one of the <sidebars-by-val>
elements.
Note that some of the elements described above such <conference-
info>, <conference-description>, <sidebars-by-ref>, or <sidebars-by-
val> are not defined in the data model but are defined in the data
format of RFC 4575 [1]. We describe them here because they are part
of the basic structure of the data model.
4. Data Model Definition
The following non-normative diagram shows the structure of conference
object documents. The operator "!" preceding an element indicates
that the element is mandatory in the data model. The operator "*"
following an element indicates that the element is introduced and
defined in this document. That is, elements without a "*" have
already been defined in RFC 4575 [1].
!<conference-info>
|
|--!<conference-description>
| |--<display-text>
| |--<subject>
| |--<free-text>
| |--<keywords>
| |--<allow-sidebars>*
| |--<conference-time>*
| | |--<entry>*
| | | |--<base>*
| | | |--<mixing-start-offset>*
| | | |--<mixing-end-offset>*
| | | |--<can-join-after-offset>*
| | | |--<must-join-before-offset>*
| | | |--<request-user>*
| | | |--<notify-end-of-conference>*
| | | |--<allowed-extend-mixing-end-offset>*
| | ...
| |--<conf-uris>
| | |--<entry>
| | | |--<uri>
| | | |--<display-text>
| | | |--<purpose>
| | ...
| |--<service-uris>
| | |--<entry>
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| | | |--<uri>
| | | |--<display-text>
| | | |--<purpose>
| | ...
| |--<maximum-user-count>
| | ...
| |--<available-media>
| | |--!<entry>
| | | |--<type>
| | | |--<display-text>
| | | |--<status>
| | | |--<mixing-mode>*
| | | |--<codecs>*
| | | | |--<entry>*
| | | | |--<entry>*
| | | | ...
| | | |--<controls>*
| | | | |--<mute>*
| | | | |--<gain>*
| | | | ...
| | |--<entry>
| | | |--<type>
| | | |--<display-text>
| | | |--<status>
| | | |--<mixing-mode>*
| | | |--<codecs>*
| | | | |--<entry>*
| | | | |--<entry>*
| | | | ...
| | | |--<controls>*
| | | | |--<pause-video>*
| | | | |--<video-layout>*
| | | | ...
| | ...
|
|--<host-info>
| |--<display-text>
| |--<web-page>
| |--<uris>
| | |--<entry>
| | | |--<uri>
| | | |--<display-text>
| ...
|--<conference-state>
| |--<allow-conference-event-subscription>*
| |--<user-count>
| |--<active>
| |--<locked>
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|
|--<floor-information>*
| |--<conference-ID>*
| |--<allow-floor-events>*
| |--<floor-request-handling>*
| |--<conference-floor-policy>*
| | |--<floor>*
| | | |--!<media-label>*
| | | |--!<algorithm>*
| | | |--<max-floor-users>*
| | | |--<moderator-id>*
| | | ...
| | ...
|
|--!<users>
| |--<join-handling>*
| |--<user-admission-policy>*
| |--<allowed-users-list>*
| | |--<target>*
| | |-- ...
| |
| |
| |--<user>
| | |--<display-text>
| | |--<associated-aors>
| | |--<provide-anonymity>*
| | |--<roles>
| | | |
| | | ...
| | |--<languages>
| | |--<cascaded-focus>
| | |--<allow-refer-users-dynamically>*
| | |--<allow-invite-users-dynamically>*
| | |--<allow-remove-users-dynamically>*
| | |--!<endpoint>
| | | |--<display-text>
| | | |--<referred>
| | | |--<status>
| | | |--<joining-method>
| | | |--<joining-info>
| | | |--<disconnection-method>
| | | |--<disconnection-info>
| | | |--<media>
| | | | |--<type>
| | | | |--<display-text>
| | | | |--<label>
| | | | |--<src-id>
| | | | |--<status>
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| | | | |--<to-mixer>*
| | | | | |--<floor>*
| | | | | |--<controls>*
| | | | | | |--<mute>*
| | | | | | |--<gain>*
| | | | | | ...
| | | | |--<from-mixer>*
| | | | | |--<floor>*
| | | | | |--<controls>*
| | | | | | |--<pause-video>*
| | | | | | ...
| | | | ...
| | | |--<call-info>
| | | | |--<sip>
| | | | | |--<display-text>
| | | | | |--<call-id>
| | | | | |--<from-tag>
| | | | | |--<to-tag>
| ... ...
|--<sidebars-by-ref>
| |--<entry>
| | |-- <user>
| | |-- <display-text>
| |--<entry>
| | |-- <user>
| | |-- <display-text>
| ...
|--<sidebars-by-val>
| |--<entry>
| | |
| | ...
| |--<entry>
| | |
| ... ...
Figure 3: Non-normative diagram
The following sections describe these elements in detail. The full
Relax NG schema is provided Section 5.
4.1. <conference-info>
A conference object document begins with the root element tag
<conference-info>, which is defined in RFC4575 [1]. The <conference-
info> attributes are described in RFC4575 [1]. Notice that the
<conference-info> element does not have the attributes 'state' and
'version' defined in RFC4575[1] for this element because this
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attribute only applies to notifications mechanism. RFC4575 [1]
defines as well an 'entity' attribute that contains the conference
object identifier (XCON-URI) that identifies the conference being
described in the document.
The <conference-info> element contains the <conference-description>,
<host-info>, <conference-state>, <floor-information>, <users>,
<sidebars-by-ref>, and <sidebars-by-val> child elements. All these
elements, except <floor-information>, are defined in [1]. A
conference document MUST at least include the <conference-
description> and <users> child elements.
4.2. <conference-description>
The <conference-description> element, which is defined in RFC4575
[1], describes the conference as a whole. It should have an extra
attribute 'lang' to specify the language used in the contents of this
element. It is comprised of <display-text>, <subject>, <free-text>,
<keywords>, <allow-sidebars>, <conference-time>, <conf-uris>,
<service-uris>, <maximum-user-count>, and <available-media>.
The following sections describe these elements in more detail. Other
child elements MAY be defined in the future to extend the
<conference-description> element.
4.2.1. <display-text>
The <display-text> element is described in section 5.3 of RFC 4575
[1].
4.2.2. <subject>
The <subject> element is described in section 5.3 of RFC 4575 [1].
4.2.3. <free-text>
The <free-text> element is described in section 5.3 of RFC 4575 [1].
4.2.4. <keywords>
The <keywords> element is described in section 5.3 of RFC 4575 [1].
4.2.5. <allow-sidebars>
The <allow-sidebars> element represents a boolean action. If set to
TRUE, the conference is allowed to create sidebar conferences.
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4.2.6. <conference-time>
The <conference-time> element contains the information related to
conference time and duration of a conference. The <conference-time>
element contains one or more <entry> elements each defining the time
information specifying a single conference occurrence.
Every <entry> element contains the following child elements:
o <base>: The <base> child element specifies the iCalendar object of
the conference. The iCalendar object components are defined in
RFC 2445 [3].
o <mixing-start-offset>: The <mixing-start-offset> child element
specifies when the conference media mixing starts before the
conference starts. The <mixing-start-offset> child element
expresses the offset as signed integers representing seconds
before/after the iCalendar DTSTART field [3]. If the <mixing-
start-offset> element is not present, it indicates that the
conference media mixing starts immediately. The <mixing-start-
offset> has the mandatory 'required-participant' attribute. This
attribute has one of 4 values: "none", "administrator",
"moderator", and "participant". This attribute allows a
privileged user to define when media mixing starts based on the
latter of the mixing start time, and the time the first
participant, administrator, or moderator arrives. If the value is
set to "none'", mixing starts according to the mixing start time.
o <mixing-end-offset>: The <mixing-end-offset> child element that
specifies the time a conference media mixing stops after the
conference stops. The <mixing-end-offset> child element expresses
the offset as signed integers representing seconds before/after
the iCalendar DTEND field [3]. If the <mixing-end-offset> element
is not present, it indicates that the conference occurrence is not
bounded. The <mixing-end-offset> elements both have the mandatory
'required-participant' attribute. This attribute has one of 4
values: "none", "administrator", "moderator", and "participant".
This attribute allows a privileged user to define when media
mixing ends based on the earlier of the <mixing-end-offset>, and
the time the last participant, or moderator leaves. If the value
is set to "none", mixing stops according to the <mixing-end-
offset>. If the conference policy was modified so that last
privileged user is now a normal conference participant, and the
conference requires a privileged user to continue; that conference
MUST terminate.
o <can-join-after-offset>: An administrator can indicate the time
when users can join a conference by populating the <can-join-
after-offset> element.
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o <must-join-before-offset>: An administrator can define the time
after which new users are not allowed to join the conference
anymore. This is done by populating the <must-join-before-offset>
element expressing the offset as signed integers representing
seconds before/after DTSTART field.
o <request-user>: It is possible to define the time when users or
resources on the <allowed-users-list> are requested to join the
conference by using the <request-users> element. This element
expresses the offset as signed integers representing seconds
before/after DTSTART field.
o <notify-end-of-conference>: The <notify-end-of-conference> element
defines in seconds when the system has to send a notification when
the end of the conference is approaching. If the <notify-end-of-
conference> element is not present, it indicates that the system
does not notify the users when the end of the conference is
approaching. The <notify-end-of-conference> child element
expresses the offset as signed integers representing seconds after
DTSTART field.
o <allowed-extend-mixing-end-offset>: The <allowed-extend-mixing-
end-offset> refers to the possibility to extend the conference.
It has a boolean value.
4.2.7. <conf-uris>
The <conf-uris> contains the identifiers to be used in order to
access the conference by different signaling means. The <conf-uris>
element is described in section 5.3.1 of RFC 4575[1]. Future
extensions to this schema may define new values and register them
with IANA.
4.2.8. <service-uris>
The <service-uris> describes auxiliary services available for the
conference. The <service-uris> element is described in section 5.3.2
of RFC4575[1]. Future extensions to this schema may define new
values and register them with IANA.
4.2.9. <maximum-user-count>
The <maximum-user-count> contains the overall number of users allowed
to join the conference. Note that this value is set by an
administrator and can reflect any local policies such as network
consumption, CPU processing power, and licensing rules.
4.2.10. <available-media>
The <available-media> has the 'label' attribute that is the media
stream identifier assigned by the conferencing server. The attribute
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'label' is described in RFC 4575 [1], section 5.3.4. The <available-
media> element contains a sequence of <entry> child elements. Each
<entry> element contains the following child elements:
o The <type> element is described in section 5.3.4 of RFC 4575 [1].
o The <display-text> element is described in section 5.3.4 of RFC
4575 [1].
o The <status> element is described in section 5.3.4 of RFC 4575
[1].
o The child element <mixing-mode> describes a default policy by
which the mixer will build the outgoing stream from the incoming
streams. Notice that this policy is different than the policy
describing the floors for each media. The <mixing-mode> child
element MUST contain one and only one of the "Moderator-
controlled", "FCFS", and "Automatic" values indicating the default
algorithm to use with every media stream. The "Moderator-
controlled" value indicates that the moderator of the conference,
controls the media stream policy. The "FCFS" value indicates a
'first-come-first-served' policy.
o The <codecs> element specifies the allowed codecs in the
conference. It has an attribute 'decision' that specifies if the
focus decides the common codec automatically or needs the approval
of the moderator of the conference ("automatic", "moderator-
controlled"). The <codecs> element contains <entry> elements. A
<entry> element can have the attribute 'name' and 'policy'. The
'name' attribute identifies a codec. The list of possible codecs
accepted as a 'name' attribute is defined by the IANA registry for
RTP Payload Types. The possible values of the attribute 'name'
are the values of the 'subtype' column of the RTP Payload Format
media types per RFC4855[9] defined in IANA [10]. The 'policy'
attribute contains the policy for that codec (allowed, or
disallowed).
o The <controls> element contains the basic audio and video global
control elements for a conference. It is expected that for the
majority of the basic conferences, these controls are sufficient.
If the conference server wants to support more advanced controls,
then it is recommended that an extension to the data model be
used. In the <controls> element the schema is extensible, hence
new control types can be added in the future. So moderator
controls that affect all media output would go under the
<available-media> element. The following controls elements are
defined for <controls>:
* The <mute> element is used in conjunction with an audio stream
to cease transmission of associated media. That means that for
the entire duration where mute is applicable, all current and
future participants of the conference are muted and will not
receive any audio. It has a "boolean" value. If this control
is not specified, access to the control is not available to the
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client.
* The <pause-video> element is used in conjunction with a video
stream to cease transmission of associated media. It has a
"boolean" value. If this control is not specified, the access
to the control is not available to the client.
* The <gain> element is used in conjunction with a media output
stream to indicate the amount of amplification of an audio
stream. It has an "int" number value. This control has two
attributes that defines the minimum and maximum amplification
levels: 'min' and 'max'. If this control is not specified,
access to the control is not available to the client.
* The <video-layout> element is used in conjunction with a video
stream to specify how the video streams (of participants) are
viewed by each participant. Only one layout type can be
specified for each output stream. If there are fewer
participants than panels in the specified layout, then blanking
(black screen) MAY be mixed into the stream on the behalf of
the missing input streams. If unspecified, the <video-layout>
default type SHOULD be "single-view". The <layout> types are
as follows, although any number of custom layouts may be
specified in future extensions:
+ single-view: Only one stream is presented by the focus to
all participants in one panel.
+ dual-view: This dual view option will present the video
side-by-side in 2 panels and not alter the aspect ratio of
the streams. This will require the focus to introduce
blanking on parts of the overall image as viewed by the
participants.
+ dual-view-crop: This side-by-side layout option instructs
the focus to alter the aspect ratio of the streams (alter-
aspect-ratio=TRUE) so that blanking is not necessary. The
focus handles the cropping of the streams.
+ dual-view-2x1: This layout option instructs the focus to
place one stream above the other, in essence with two rows
and one column. In this option the aspect ratio is not
altered and blanking is introduced.
+ dual-view-2x1-crop: This layout option also instructs the
focus to place one stream above the other, in essence with
two rows and one column. In this option the aspect ratio is
altered and the video streams are cropped.
+ quad-view: Four equal-sized panels in a 2x2 layout is
presented by the focus to all participants. Typically the
aspect ratio of the streams are maintained (alter-aspect-
ratio= FALSE).
+ multiple-3x3: Nine equal-sized panels in a 3x3 layout is
presented by the focus to all participants. Typically the
aspect ratio of the streams are preserved.
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+ multiple-4x4: Sixteen equal-sized panels in a 4x4 layout is
presented by the focus to all participants. Typically the
aspect ratio of the streams are preserved.
+ multiple-5x1: This option refers to a 5x1 layout where one
panel will occupy 4/9 of the mixed video stream while the
others will each occupy 1/9 of the stream. Typically the
aspect ratio of the streams is preserved.
+ automatic: This option allows the focus to add panels as
streams are added.
4.3. <host-info>
The <host-info> element contains information about the entity hosting
the conference. This information is set before conference
activation, and is rarely changed during the conference lifetime.
The <host-info> element and its child elements are described in
RFC4575[1], section 5.4. Future extensions to the <host-info>
element may define new values.
4.4. <conference-state>
The <conference-state> is introduced in RFC4575 [1]. The
<conference-state> element contains the <allow-conference-event-
subscription>, <user-count>, <active>, and <locked> child elements.
4.4.1. <allow-conference-event-subscription>
The <allow-conference-event-subscription> element represents a
boolean action. If set to TRUE, the focus is instructed to allow the
subscription to conference state events, such as RFC4575 'SIP Event
Package for Conference State' [1]. If set to FALSE, the subscription
to conference state events would be rejected. If this element is
undefined it has a default value of TRUE, causing the subscription to
conference state events to be accepted.
4.4.2. <user-count>
The <user-count> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1], section
5.5.1.
4.4.3. <active>
The <active> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1], section
5.5.2.
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4.4.4. <locked>
The <locked> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1], section
5.5.3.
4.5. <floor-information>
The <floor-information> element contains the <conference-ID>, <allow-
floor-events>, <floor-request-handling>, and <conference-floor-
policy> child elements. Other elements from different namespaces MAY
be present for the purposes of extensibility. The absence of this
element from an XML document indicates that the conference does not
have a floor.
4.5.1. <conference-ID>
The <conference-ID> is a 32-bit BFCP conference identifier defined in
RFC4582 [5] section 5.1. that identifies the BFCP conference the
message belongs to. This identifier represents a conference instance
within floor control. When created within the conferencing system,
the 'conference-ID' has a 1:1 mapping to the unique conference object
Identifier (XCON-URI).
4.5.2. <allow-floor-events>
The <allow-floor-events> element represents a boolean action. If set
to TRUE, the focus is instructed to accept the subscription to floor
control events. If set to FALSE, the focus is instructed to reject
the subscription. If this element is undefined, it has a default
value of FALSE, causing the subscription to floor control events to
be rejected.
There are two methods which a conference participant subscribes
himself to a floor control event. One method is using an offer/
answer exchange mechanism (RFC3264 [11]) using SIP INVITE and BFCP
parameters in the SDP (RFC4583 [12]). The other method is a general
authorization mechanism described in section 9 of RFC4582 [5] and in
RFC5018 [13]. Future documentation may define additional connection
mechanisms.
4.5.3. <floor-request-handling>
The <floor-request-handling> element defines the actions used by the
conference focus to control floor requests. This element defines the
action that the focus is to take when processing a particular request
to a floor within a conference. This element defines values of:
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o "block": This action instructs the focus to deny the floor
request. This action is the default action taken in the absence
of any other actions.
o "confirm": This action instructs the focus to allow the request.
The focus then uses the defined floor algorithm to further allow
or deny the floor. The algorithms used are outside the scope of
this document.
Note that this section discusses floor control information,
therefore, the value "block" in a <floor-request-handling> element is
not related with the "block" value in the <join-handling> element
(see Section 4.6).
4.5.4. <conference-floor-policy>
The <conference-floor-policy> element is mandatory. One or more
<floor> elements can appear in the <conference-floor-policy> element.
Each <floor> element has the following child elements:
o <media-label>: Every floor is identified for one or more mandatory
<media-label> element. If the <available-media> information is
included in the conference document, the value of this element
MUST be equal to the 'label' value of the corresponding media
stream <entry> in the <available-media> container. The number of
those elements indicates how many floors the conference can have.
A floor can be used for one or more media types;
o <algorithm>: A floor can be controlled using many algorithms; the
mandatory <algorithm> element MUST be set to any of the
"moderator-controlled", "FCFS" or "random" values indicating the
algorithm. The "Moderator-controlled" value indicates that the
moderator of the conference controls the floor. The "FCFS" value
states for 'first-come-first-served' floor control.
o <max-floor-users>: The <max-floor-users> child element in the
<floor> element is optional and, if present, dictates the maximum
number of users who can have the floor at one time.
o <moderator-id>: The optional <moderator-id> indicates the 'User
ID' of the moderator. The 'User ID' is a BFCP identifier defined
in RFC4582 [5] section 5.1. It MUST be set if the element
<algorithm> is set to "Moderator-controlled" value. Note that
RFC4582 [5] refers to the moderator role as a 'floor chair'.
4.6. <users>
The <users> element is described in RFC4575 [1] and contains the
<join-handling>, <user-admission-policy>, and <allowed-users-list>
defined in this document and <user> child elements defined in
RFC4575[1]. Notice that the <users> element does not have the
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attribute 'state' defined in RFC4575[1] for this element because this
attribute only applies to notifications mechanism. The following
sections describe these elements in more detail. Other child
elements and attributes can be used to extend <users> in the future.
4.6.1. <join-handling>
The <join-handling> element defines the actions used by the
conference focus to control conference participation. This element
defines the action that the focus is to take when processing a
particular request to join a conference. This element defines values
of:
o "block": This action instructs the focus to deny access to the
conference. This action is the default action taken in the
absence of any other actions.
o "confirm": This action instructs the focus to place the
participant on a pending list (e.g., by parking the call on a
music-on-hold server), awaiting moderator input for further
actions.
o "allow": This action instructs the focus to accept the conference
join request and grant access to the conference within the
instructions specified in the transformations of this rule.
o "authenticate": This action instructs the focus that the user has
to provide a combination of username/password.
o "directed-operator": This action instructs the focus to direct the
user to an operator.
4.6.2. <user-admission-policy>
The <user-admission-policy> is an element that lets an organizer (or
a participant with appropriate rights) choose a policy for the
conference that controls how users are allowed into the conference.
The list of possible values are:
o "closedAuthenticated": A 'closedAuthenticated' policy requires
each conference participant to be in the allowed users list
(listed under the <allowed-users-list> XML element) with each
participant being sufficiently (up to local policy) authenticated.
Conference join requests for users not in the allowed users list
or participants not authenticated should be rejected unless a
<join-handling> action of 'confirm' is selected in which case the
user is placed on a pending list as indicated earlier.
o "openAuthenticated": An 'openAuthenticated' policy requires each
conferencing participant to be sufficiently authenticated (as
before) but does not restrict which participants can join the
conference. Typically this implies that anyone capable of
authenticating with the conferencing system may join the
conference.
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o "anonymous": An 'anonymous' policy allows any join requests in and
is the least restrictive policy.
4.6.3. <allowed-users-list>
The <allowed-users-list> child element contains a list of user URIs,
PSTN phone numbers, roles, or domains (*@example.com) that the focus
uses to determine who can join the conference, who can be invited to
join a conference, or who the focus needs to "refer to" the
conference. The <allowed-users-list> element includes zero or more
<target> child elements. This child element includes the mandatory
'uri' attribute and the mandatory 'method' attribute. The same 'uri'
attribute with different method values can appear in the list more
than once.
The 'method' attribute is a list with the following values:
o "dial-in": The value "dial-in" is used by the focus to determine
who can join the conference.
o "dial-out": The value "dial-out" contains a list of resources that
the focus will initiate a session with.
o "refer": The value "refer" is used by the focus to determine the
resources that the focus needs to "refer to" the conference. In
SIP, this is achieved by the focus sending a REFER request to
those potential participants. In a different paradigm, this could
also mean that the focus sends an SMS or an email to the referred
user. This list can be updated during the conference lifetime so
it can be used for mid-conference refers as well.
The "refer" value differs from the "dial-out" in that the resources
on the "refer" value are expected to initiate the session
establishment toward the focus themselves. It is also envisioned
that different users will have different access rights to those lists
and therefore a separation between the two is needed.
4.6.4. <user> and Its <user> Sub-elements
The element <user> is described in RFC5475[1] and describes a single
participant in the conference. The <user> element has an attribute
'entity'. Notice that the <user> element does not have the attribute
'state' defined in RFC4575[1] for this element because this attribute
only applies to notifications mechanism.
o The attribute 'entity' contains a unique conference user
identifier (XCON_USERID). Other user identifiers can be
associated with this conference user identifier and enable the
conferencing system to correlate and map these multiple
authenticated user identities to a single global user identifier.
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Figure 4 illustrates an example using the conference user
identifier in association with the user identity defined for BFCP,
SIP, and H323 user identity. It should be noted that a
conferencing system is free to structure such relationships as
required and this information is just included as a guideline that
can be used.
+--------------+
| Conference |
| User |
| Identifier |
+--------------+
| John |
+------+-------+
|
|
|
+---------------------+---------------------+
| | |
+-------+--------+ +-------+-------+ +--------+-------+
| BFCP User ID | | SIP User ID | | H323 User ID |
+----------------+ +---------------+ +----------------+
| HK37ihdaj | | 123674 | | 928373 |
+----------------+ +---------------+ +----------------+
Figure 4: Conference Object Mapping
The element <user> element contains the <display-text>, <associated-
aors>, <provide-anonymity>, <roles>, <languages>, <cascaded-focus>,
<allow-refer-users-dynamically>, <allow-invite-users-dynamically>,
<allow-remove-users-dynamically>, and <endpoint>. The following
sections describe these elements in more detail.
4.6.4.1. <display-text>
The <display-text> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1],
section 5.6.1.
4.6.4.2. <associated-aors>
The <associated-aors> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1],
section 5.6.2.
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4.6.4.3. <provide-anonymity>
The <provide-anonymity> element provides anonymity to the user. In
this case, the focus provides to the rest of the participants an
anonymous identity for that user, for example anonymousX. This
element only affects the way the user information is provided to the
other participants. The real information about the user is still
stored in the data model. This can be achieved by using the
<provide-anonymity> element. It is a boolean transformation. If set
to TRUE, the conference participants will see an anonymous identity
for the user.
4.6.4.4. <roles>
The <roles> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1], section
5.6.3.
4.6.4.5. <languages>
The <languages> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1], section
5.6.4.
4.6.4.6. <cascaded-focus>
The <cascaded-focus> child element is explained in RFC 4575 [1],
section 5.6.5.
4.6.4.7. <allow-refer-users-dynamically>
The <allow-refer-users-dynamically> element represents a boolean
action. If set to TRUE, a participant is allowed to instruct the
focus to refer a user to the conference without modifying the
<allowed-users-list> (in SIP terms, a participant is allowed to send
a REFER request to the focus which results in the focus sending a
REFER request to the user the referrer wishes to join the
conference). If set to FALSE, the refer request is rejected. If
this element is undefined it has a value of FALSE, causing the refer
to be rejected.
4.6.4.8. <allow-invite-users-dynamically>
The <allow-invite-users-dynamically> element represents a boolean
action. If set to TRUE, a participant is allowed to instruct the
focus to invite a user to the conference without modifying the
<allowed-users-list> list (in SIP terms, a participant is allowed to
send a REFER request to the focus which results in the focus sending
an INVITE request to the user the referrer wishes to join the
conference). If set to FALSE, the refer request is rejected. If
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this element is undefined it has a value of FALSE, causing the refer
to be rejected.
4.6.4.9. <allow-remove-users-dynamically>
The <allow-remove-users-dynamically> element represents a boolean
action. If set to TRUE, a participant is allowed to instruct the
focus to remove a user from the conference without modifying the
ruleset (in SIP terms, a participant is allowed to send a REFER
request to the focus which results in the focus sending an BYE
request to the user the referrer wishes to leave the conference). If
set to FALSE, the refer request is rejected. If this element is
undefined it has a value of FALSE, causing the refer to be rejected.
4.6.4.10. <endpoint>
The <endpoint> child element is defined in RFC4575[1]. It can
provide the desired level of detail about the user's devices and
their signaling sessions taking part in the conference and has the
following child elements defined in RFC4575 [1]: <display-text>,
<referred>, <status>, <joining-method>, <joining-info>,
<disconnection-method>, <disconnection-info>, <media>, and <call-
info>. Notice that the <endpoint> element does not have the
attribute 'state' defined in RFC4575[1] for this element because this
attribute only applies to notifications mechanism.
Besides the <endpoint>/<media> child elements defined in RFC 4575[1],
the <endpoint>/<media> element has two other child elements: <to-
mixer>, and <from-mixer> described in the following list:
o <from-mixer>, <to-mixer>: These are controls that apply to a
user's media stream being sent from the mixer to the participants
endpoint or to the mixer from the participants endpoint. The <to-
mixer> element details properties associated with the incoming
streams to the mixer (streams sent to the mixer from the
participant). The <from-mixer> element details properties
associated with the outgoing streams from the mixer (sent from the
mixer to the participant). Both of these elements have the
attribute 'name'. The 'name' attribute has the values "VideoIn",
"VideoOut", "AudioOut", and "AudioIn". The "VideoOut" and
"AudioOut" media streams detail properties associated with the
outgoing video and audio from the mixer. The "VideoIn" and
"AudioIn" media stream details properties associated with the
incoming video and audio to the mixer. More values can be defined
in the future. Each of these elements have the <floor> and
<controls> child elements:
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* The <floor> element describes a floor that joins this
participant in the conference. If a participant, for instance,
needs to talk in the conference, it first needs to get the
floor from the chair of the conference. The <floor> element
has a "Boolean" value. A value of FALSE indicates that this
user does not hold the floor in this moment. If this control
is not specified, this user SHOULD NOT specify the floor
option.
* Controls that apply to a specific user would appear under the
<controls> element.
4.7. <sidebars-by-ref>
The <sidebars-by-ref> element contains a set of <entry> child
elements. This element is described in RFC4575 [1], 5.9.1. Notice
that the <sidebars-by-ref> element does not have the attribute
'state' defined in RFC4575[1] for this element because this attribute
only applies to notifications mechanism.
4.8. <sidebars-by-val>
The <sidebars-by-val> element contains a set of <entry> child
elements each containing information about a single sidebar. This
element is described in RFC4575 [1], 5.9.2. Notice that the
<sidebars-by-val> element does not have the attribute 'state' defined
in RFC4575[1] for this element because this attribute only applies to
notifications mechanism.
5. RELAX NG Schema
In accordance with the Centralized Conferencing Framework document
[4], the Conference Object is a logical representation of a
conference instance. The conference information schema contains core
information that is utilized in any conference. It also contains the
variable information part of the Conference Object.
This specification defines some document fragments in RELAX NG format
[14].
namespace a = "http://relaxng.org/ns/compatibility/annotations/1.0"
namespace local = ""
namespace ns2 = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info"
default namespace ns1 = "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info"
start = element conference-info { conference-type }
# CONFERENCE TYPE
conference-type =
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attribute entity { text },
anyAttribute,
conference-description-type,
element host-info { conference-info-urn* }?,
element conference-state { conference-state-type }?,
element floor-information { floor-information-type }?,
element users { users-type },
element sidebars-by-ref { sidebars-by-ref-type }?,
element sidebars-by-val { sidebars-by-val-type }?,
anyElement*
# CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION TYPE
conference-description-type =
element conference-description {
attribute lang { xsd:language }?,
anyAttribute,
element display-text { text }?,
element subject { text }?,
element free-text { text }?,
element keywords {
list { xsd:string* }
}?,
element allow-sidebars { xsd:boolean }?,
element conference-time { conferencetime-type }?,
element conf-uris { conference-info-urn* }?,
element service-uris { conference-info-urn* }?,
element maximum-user-count { xsd:int }?,
element available-media { conference-media-type }?,
anyElement*
}
# CONFERENCE TIME
conferencetime-type =
anyAttribute,
element entry {
element base { text }?,
element mixing-start-offset {
xsd:dateTime { pattern = ".+T.+Z.*" },
attribute required-participant { single-role-type },
anyAttribute
}?,
element mixing-end-offset {
xsd:dateTime { pattern = ".+T.+Z.*" },
attribute required-participant { single-role-type },
anyAttribute
}?,
element can-join-after-offset {
xsd:dateTime { pattern = ".+T.+Z.*" }
}?,
element must-join-before-offset {
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xsd:dateTime { pattern = ".+T.+Z.*" }
}?,
element notify-end-of-conference { xsd:int }?,
element allowed-extend-mixing-end-offset { xsd:boolean }?,
anyElement*
}*,
anyElement*
# CONFERENCE MEDIA TYPE
conference-media-type =
anyAttribute,
element entry { conference-medium-type }*,
anyElement*
# CONFERENCE MEDIUM TYPE
conference-medium-type =
attribute label { text },
anyAttribute,
element display-text { text }?,
element type { text }?,
element status { media-status-type }?,
element mixing-mode { mix-mode-type }?,
element codecs { codecs-type }?,
element controls { controls-type }?,
anyElement*
# CONTROLS TYPE
controls-type =
anyAttribute,
element control { control-type }*,
anyElement*
# MIX MODE TYPE
mix-mode-type =
xsd:string "moderator-controlled"
| xsd:string "FCFS"
| xsd:string "automatic"
# CODECS TYPE
codecs-type =
attribute decision { decision-type },
anyAttribute,
element codec { codec-type }*,
anyElement*
# CODEC TYPE
codec-type =
attribute name { text },
attribute policy { policy-type },
anyAttribute
# DECISION TYPE
decision-type =
xsd:string "automatic" | xsd:string "moderator-controlled"
# POLICY TYPE
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policy-type = xsd:string "allowed" | xsd:string "disallowed"
# CONTROL TYPE
control-type =
anyAttribute,
(element mute { xsd:boolean }
| element pause-video { xsd:boolean }
| element gain {
xsd:int { minInclusive = "-127" maxInclusive = "127" }
}
| element video-layout {
xsd:string "single-view"
| xsd:string "dual-view"
| xsd:string "dual-view-crop"
| xsd:string "dual-view-2x1"
| xsd:string "dual-view-2x1-crop"
| xsd:string "quad-view"
| xsd:string "multiple-3x3"
| xsd:string "multiple-4x4"
| xsd:string "multiple-5x1"
| xsd:string "automatic"
}
| anyElement*)
# CONFERENCE STATE TYPE
conference-state-type =
anyAttribute,
element allow-conference-event-subscription { xsd:boolean }?,
element user-count { xsd:unsignedInt }?,
element active { xsd:boolean }?,
element locked { xsd:boolean }?,
anyElement*
# FLOOR INFORMATION TYPE
floor-information-type =
anyAttribute,
(element conference-ID { xsd:unsignedInt },
element allow-floor-events { xsd:boolean },
element floor-request-handling { floor-request-type },
element conference-floor-policy { Conference-floor-policy },
anyElement*)*
# FLOOR REQUEST TYPE
floor-request-type = xsd:string "block" | xsd:string "confirm"
# CONFERENCE FLOOR POLICY
Conference-floor-policy =
anyAttribute,
element floor {
anyAttribute,
element media-label { xsd:nonNegativeInteger }+,
(element algorithm {
xsd:string "moderator-controlled"
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| xsd:string "FCFS"
| xsd:string "random"
},
element max-floor-users { xsd:nonNegativeInteger },
element moderator-id { text },
anyElement*)*
}+
# USERS TYPE
users-type =
anyAttribute,
element join-handling { join-handling-type }?,
element user-admission-policy { user-admission-policy-type }?,
element user-must-be-specified { xsd:boolean }?,
element allowed-users-list { UserList }?,
element user { user-type }*,
anyElement*
# USERS ADMISSION POLICY
user-admission-policy-type =
xsd:string "closedAuthenticated"
| xsd:string "openAuthenticated"
| xsd:string "anonymous"
# JOIN HANDLING TYPE
join-handling-type =
xsd:string "block"
| xsd:string "confirm"
| xsd:string "allow"
| xsd:string "authenticate"
| xsd:string "directed-operator"
# USERLIST
UserList =
anyAttribute,
element target { target-type }*,
anyElement*
# TARGET TYPE
target-type =
attribute uri { xsd:anyURI },
attribute method { method-type },
anyAttribute
# METHOD TYPE
method-type =
xsd:string "dial-in" | xsd:string "dial-out" | xsd:string "refer"
# USER TYPE
user-type =
attribute entity { xsd:anyURI },
anyAttribute,
element display-text { text }?,
element associated-aors { conference-info-urn* }?,
element provide-anonymity { xsd:boolean }?,
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element roles { text }?,
element languages {
list { xsd:language }
}?,
element cascaded-focus { xsd:anyURI }?,
element allow-refer-users-dynamically { xsd:boolean }?,
element allow-invite-users-dynamically { xsd:boolean }?,
element allow-remove-users-dynamically { xsd:boolean }?,
element endpoint { endpoint-type }*,
anyElement*
# ENDPOINT TYPE
endpoint-type =
attribute entity { text },
anyAttribute,
element display-text { text }?,
element referred { conference-info-urn* }?,
element status { endpoint-status-type }?,
element joining-method { joining-type }?,
element joining-info { conference-info-urn* }?,
element disconnection-method { disconnection-type }?,
element disconnection-info { conference-info-urn* }?,
element media { media-type }*,
element call-info { conference-info-urn* }?,
anyElement*
# MEDIA TYPE
media-type =
attribute id { xsd:int },
anyAttribute,
element display-text { text }?,
element type { text }?,
element label { text }?,
element src-id { text }?,
element status { media-status-type }?,
element to-mixer { mixer-type }?,
element from-mixer { mixer-type }?,
anyElement*
# MIXER TYPE
mixer-type =
anyAttribute,
(element floor { xsd:boolean },
element controls { controls-type })?,
anyElement*
# SIDEBARS-BY-REF TYPE
sidebars-by-ref-type =
anyAttribute,
element entry { conference-info-urn* }*,
anyElement*
# SIDEBARS-BY-VAL TYPE
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sidebars-by-val-type =
anyAttribute,
element entry { conference-type }*,
anyElement*
# SINGLE ROLE TYPE
single-role-type =
xsd:string "administrator"
| xsd:string "moderator"
| xsd:string "participant"
| xsd:string "none"
# *********************************
# EXTENSIBILITY OF THE SCHEMA
# *********************************
# EXTENSIBILITY ELEMENTS
anyElement =
element * {
(attribute * { text }
| text
| anyElement)*
}
# EXTENSIBILITY ATTRIBUTES
anyAttribute =
attribute * - (entity
| lang
| required-participant
| label
| decision
| name
| policy
| uri
| method
| id
| local:*
| ns1:*) { text }*
# *************************************************************
# TYPES DEFINED IN THE EVENT PACKAGE FOR CONFERENCE STATE
# - RFC4575 -
# *************************************************************
# WILDCARD FOR EVENT-PACKAGE NAMESPACE
conference-info-urn =
element * - (ns2:* | local:*) {
mixed {
(attribute * { text }
| conference-info-urn)*
}
}
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# DEFINITION OF ENDPOINT STATUS TYPE
media-status-type = "recvonly" | "sendonly" | "sendrecv" | "inactive"
# ENDPOINT STATUS TYPE
endpoint-status-type =
"pending"
| "dialing-out"
| "dialing-in"
| "alerting"
| "on-hold"
| "connected"
| "muted-via-focus"
| "disconnecting"
| "disconnected"
# JOINING TYPE
joining-type = "dialed-in" | "dialed-out" | "focus-owner"
# DISCONNECTION TYPE
disconnection-type = "departed" | "booted" | "failed" | "busy"
6. XML Schema Extensibility
The Conference Information Data Model defined in this document is
meant to be extensible toward specific application domains. Such
extensions are accomplished by defining elements, child elements and
attributes that are specific to the desired application domain. The
IETF MAY extend the data model schema with extension elements from
the same namespace, but other instances are free to extend it from
other than urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info.
Elements or attributes from unknown namespaces MUST be ignored.
7. XML Example
The following is an example of a conference information document.
The conference starts on October 17, 2007, at 10:30 AM in New York
City and finishes the same day at 12:30 PM every week. In this
example, there are currently 3 participants in a conference, one
administrator, one moderator, and one participant. Note that
sidebars are allowed in this conference and there is one sidebar in
the conference. Also note that there is one floor moderator for the
audio and a different floor moderator for the video.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<conference-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info"
entity="conference123@example.com">
<!--
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
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-->
<conference-description lang="en-us">
<display-text>Discussion of Formula-1 racing</display-text>
<subject> Sports:Formula-1</subject>
<free-text>This is a conference example</free-text>
<keywords>Formula-1, cars</keywords>
<webpage>http://www.example.com/users/formula-1</webpage>
<allow-sidebars>true</allow-sidebars>
<!--
CONFERENCE TIME
-->
<conference-time>
<entry>
<base>BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//LlamaSpinner Inc.//NONSGML CamelCall//EN
VERSION:2.0
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20061103T140728Z
UID:20061103T140728Z-345FDA-carol@example.com
ORGANIZER:MAILTO:carol@example.com
DTSTART:20071017T143000Z
RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY
DTEND:20071217T163000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR</base>
<mixing-start-offset required-participant="moderator"
> 2007-10-17T14:29:00Z</mixing-start-offset>
<mixing-end-offset required-participant="participant"
> 2007-10-17T16:31:00Z</mixing-end-offset>
<must-join-before-offset
> 2007-10-17T15:30:00Z</must-join-before-offset>
</entry>
</conference-time>
<!--
CONFERENCE UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
-->
<conf-uris>
<entry>
<uri>tel:+3585671234</uri>
<display-text>Conference Bridge</display-text>
<purpose>participation</purpose>
</entry>
<entry>
<uri>http://www.example.com/live.ram</uri>
<purpose>streaming</purpose>
</entry>
</conf-uris>
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<!--
SERVICE URIS
-->
<service-uris>
<entry>
<uri>http://www.example.com/formula1/</uri>
<purpose>web-page</purpose>
</entry>
</service-uris>
<!--
MAXIMUM USER COUNT
-->
<maximum-user-count>
<entry role="administrator">2</entry>
<entry role="moderator">5</entry>
<entry role="participant">150</entry>
</maximum-user-count>
<!--
AVAILABLE MEDIA
-->
<available-media>
<entry label="10234">
<display-text>main audio</display-text>
<type>audio</type>
<status>sendrecv</status>
<mixing-mode>automatic</mixing-mode>
<mix-level>3</mix-level>
<codecs decision="automatic">
<codec name="PCMU" policy="allowed"/>
</codecs>
</entry>
<entry label="10235">
<display-text>main video</display-text>
<type>video</type>
<status>sendrecv</status>
<mixing-mode>automatic</mixing-mode>
<mix-level>4</mix-level>
<codecs decision="automatic">
<codec name="H.263" policy="allowed"/>
</codecs>
</entry>
</available-media>
</conference-description>
<!--
HOST INFO
-->
<host-info>
<display-text>Formula1</display-text>
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<web-page>http://www.example.com/formula1/</web-page>
<uris>
<entry>
<uri>sip:alice@example.com</uri>
</entry>
<entry>
<uri>sip:carol@example.com</uri>
</entry>
</uris>
</host-info>
<!--
CONFERENCE STATE
-->
<conference-state>
<allow-conference-state>true</allow-conference-state>
<user-count>3</user-count>
<active>true</active>
<locked>false</locked>
</conference-state>
<!--
FLOOR INFORMATION
-->
<floor-information>
<conference-ID>567</conference-ID>
<allow-floor-events>true</allow-floor-events>
<floor-request-handling>confirm</floor-request-handling>
<conference-floor-policy>
<floor>
<media-label>10234</media-label>
<media-label>10235</media-label>
<algorithm>moderator-controlled</algorithm>
<max-floor-users>1</max-floor-users>
<moderator-id>234</moderator-id>
</floor>
</conference-floor-policy>
</floor-information>
<!--
USERS
-->
<users>
<join-handling>allow</join-handling>
<user-admission-policy
>openAuthenticated</user-admission-policy>
<!--
ALLOWED USERS LIST
-->
<allowed-users-list>
<target uri="sip:bob@example.com" method="dial-out"/>
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<target uri="sip:alice@example.com" method="dial-out"/>
<target uri="sip:carol@example.com" method="dial-out"/>
<target uri="sip:john@example.com" method="refer"/>
</allowed-users-list>
<!--
USER BOB
-->
<user entity="bob534">
<display-text>Bob Hoskins</display-text>
<associated-aors>
<SIP>
<uri>mailto:bob@example.com</uri>
<display-text>email</display-text>
</SIP>
</associated-aors>
<provide-anonymity>false</provide-anonymity>
<roles>
<entry>participant</entry>
</roles>
<languages>en</languages>
<allow-refer-users-dynamically
>false</allow-refer-users-dynamically>
<allow-invite-users-dynamically
>false</allow-invite-users-dynamically>
<allow-remove-users-dynamically
>false</allow-remove-users-dynamically>
<!--
ENDPOINTS
-->
<endpoint entity="sip:bob@example.com">
<display-text>Bob's Laptop</display-text>
<referred>
<when>2006-10-17T14:00:00Z</when>
<reason>expert required</reason>
<by>sip:alice@example.com</by>
</referred>
<status>connected</status>
<joining-method>dialed-out</joining-method>
<joining-info>
<when>2006-10-17T14:00:00Z</when>
<reason>invitation</reason>
<by>sip:alice@example.com</by>
</joining-info>
<!--
MEDIA
-->
<media id="1">
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<label>10235</label>
<src-id>432424</src-id>
</media>
<!--
CALL INFO
-->
<call-info>
<sip>
<display-text>full info</display-text>
<call-id>hsjh8980vhsb78</call-id>
<from-tag>vav738dvbs</from-tag>
<to-tag>8954jgjg8432</to-tag>
</sip>
</call-info>
</endpoint>
</user>
<!--
USER ALICE
-->
<user entity="alice334">
<display-text>Alice Kay</display-text>
<associated-aors>
<SIP>
<uri>mailto:alice@example.com</uri>
<display-text>email</display-text>
</SIP>
</associated-aors>
<provide-anonymity>false</provide-anonymity>
<roles>
<entry>moderator</entry>
</roles>
<languages>en</languages>
<allow-refer-users-dynamically
>true</allow-refer-users-dynamically>
<allow-invite-users-dynamically
>true</allow-invite-users-dynamically>
<allow-remove-users-dynamically
>true</allow-remove-users-dynamically>
<!--
ENDPOINTS
-->
<endpoint entity="sip:alice@example.com">
<display-text>Alice's Desktop</display-text>
<status>connected</status>
<joining-method>dialed-in</joining-method>
<joining-info>
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<when>2006-10-17T13:35:08Z</when>
<reason>invitation</reason>
<by>sip:conference@example.com</by>
</joining-info>
<!--
MEDIA
-->
<media id="1">
<label>10235</label>
<src-id>432424</src-id>
<status>sendrecv</status>
</media>
<media id="2">
<label>10234</label>
<src-id>532535</src-id>
<status>sendrecv</status>
</media>
<!--
CALL INFO
-->
<call-info>
<sip>
<display-text>full info</display-text>
<call-id>truy45469123478</call-id>
<from-tag>asd456cbgt</from-tag>
<to-tag>3456jgjg1234</to-tag>
</sip>
</call-info>
</endpoint>
</user>
<!--
USER CAROL
-->
<user entity="carol233">
<display-text>Carol More</display-text>
<associated-aors>
<SIP>
<uri>mailto:carol@example.com</uri>
<display-text>email</display-text>
</SIP>
</associated-aors>
<provide-anonymity>false</provide-anonymity>
<roles>
<entry>administrator</entry>
</roles>
<languages>en</languages>
<allow-refer-users-dynamically
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>true</allow-refer-users-dynamically>
<allow-invite-users-dynamically
>true</allow-invite-users-dynamically>
<allow-remove-users-dynamically
>true</allow-remove-users-dynamically>
<!--
ENDPOINTS
-->
<endpoint entity="sip:carol@example.com">
<display-text>Carol's Computer</display-text>
<status>connected</status>
<joining-method>dialed-in</joining-method>
<joining-info>
<when>2006-10-17T13:30:05Z</when>
<reason>invitation</reason>
<by>sip:conference@example.com</by>
</joining-info>
<!--
MEDIA
-->
<media id="1">
<label>10235</label>
<src-id>432424</src-id>
<status>sendrecv</status>
</media>
<media id="2">
<label>10234</label>
<src-id>532535</src-id>
<status>sendrecv</status>
</media>
<!--
CALL INFO
-->
<call-info>
<sip>
<display-text>full info</display-text>
<call-id>wevb12562321894</call-id>
<from-tag>asw456wedf</from-tag>
<to-tag>2365dfrt3497</to-tag>
</sip>
</call-info>
</endpoint>
</user>
</users>
<!--
SIDEBARS BY REFERENCE
-->
<sidebars-by-ref>
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<entry>
<uri>conf223</uri>
<display-text>private with Bob</display-text>
</entry>
</sidebars-by-ref>
<!--
SIDEBARS BY VALUE
-->
<sidebars-by-val>
<entry entity="conf223">
<users>
<user entity="bob534"/>
<user entity="carol233"/>
</users>
</entry>
</sidebars-by-val>
</conference-info>
Note that due to RFC formatting conventions, this documents splits
lines whose content would exceed 72 characters. Two backslash
characters mark where line folding has taken place. These
backslashes would not appear in the actual XML data model.
8. Security Considerations
There are numerous security considerations for this document. This
section considers them.
8.1. Authentication
A malicious user can manipulate parts of the Conference Information
Data Model privileges document giving themselves and others
privileges to manipulate the document. It is very important that
only authorized clients are able to manipulate the Conference
Information Data Model document.
The security considerations for authentication (section 10.1)
described in the centralized conferencing framework [1] applies to
this document. The focus must ensure that only authorized entities
are able to manipulate the data to access the information.
8.2. Confidentiality
Participants of a conference may not want to reveal some private
information to other users. The Conference Information Data Model
contains sensitive data which should not be analyzed or given to
anyone. Confidentiality is provided through encryption. Strong end-
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to-end authentication and encryption can be done using public keys,
and end-to-end encryption can be done using private keys. It is
RECOMMENDED that the protocols that manipulated the conference
information data model use a strong encryption for conference
information protection.
8.3. Integrity
It is important that the Conference Information Data Model can only
be accessed or modified by those authorized users. Without
integrity, the Conference Information Data Model could be modified,
fooling the user into believing incorrect information. Measures
taken to ensure integrity include maintaining rigorous authentication
practices.
9. IANA Considerations
9.1. Conference Relax NG Schema Registration
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info
Relax NG Schema: The Relax NG schema to be registered is contained
in Section 5. Its first line is
namespace a = "http://relaxng.org/ns/compatibility/annotations/1.0"
and its last line is
disconnection-type = "departed" | "booted" | "failed" | "busy"
9.2. Conference Namespace Registration
URI: urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info
9.3. Conference Object Identifier Registration
XCON_URI = "xcon" ":" [conf-object-id "@"] host [ ":" port ]
conf-object-id = 1*( unreserved / "+" / "=" / "/" )
host, port, and unreserved are defined in RFC3986[15]
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9.4. Conference User Identifier Registration
XCON_USERID = "xcon_userid" ":" conf-object-id
conf-object-id = 1*( unreserved / "+" / "=" / "/" )
unreserved is defined in RFC3986[15]
10. Acknowledgements
This document is really a distillation of many ideas discussed over a
long period of time. These ideas were contributed by many different
drafts in the XCON working group and the SIPPING working group. We
would like to thank Orit Levin, Adam Roach, Mary Barnes, Chris
Boulton, Umesh Chandra, Hisham Khartabil, Petri Koskelainen, Aki
Niemi, Jari Urpilainen, Rohan Mahy, and Henning Schulzrinne for their
comments. Also, we would like to thank Mary Barnes, and Chris
Boulton for letting us use the conference and user identifier
information of their xcon drafts. Last but not least, I would like
to express my gratitude to all those reviewers for their invaluable
contribution: Simon Pietro Romano, Lorenzo Miniero, Tobia Castaldi,
Miguel Garcia, Mary Barnes, Srivatsa Srinivasan, Avshalom Houri, and
Ben Campbell.
11. References
11.1. Normative References
[1] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and O. Levin, "A Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP) Event Package for Conference State",
RFC 4575, August 2006.
[2] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.
[3] Dawson, F. and Stenerson, D., "Internet Calendaring and
Scheduling Core Object Specification (iCalendar)", RFC 2445,
November 1998.
11.2. Informative References
[4] Barnes, M., "A Framework for Centralized Conferencing",
draft-ietf-xcon-framework-09 (work in progress), August 2007.
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[5] Camarillo, G., Ott, J., and K. Drage, "The Binary Floor Control
Protocol (BFCP)", RFC 4582, November 2006.
[6] Roach, A., "Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-Specific Event
Notification", RFC 3265, June 2002.
[7] Rosenberg, J., "A Framework for Conferencing with the Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 4353, February 2006.
[8] Paoli, J., Maler, E., Sperberg-McQueen, C., and T. Bray,
"Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 (Second Edition)", World
Wide Web Consortium FirstEdition REC-xml-20001006,
October 2000, <http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-xml-20001006>.
[9] Casner, S., "Media Type Registration of RTP Payload Formats",
RFC 4855, February 2007.
[10] "IANA registry for RTP Payload Types"
"http://www.iana.org/assignments/rtp-parameters".
[11] Rosenberg, J. and H. Schulzrinne, "An Offer/Answer Model with
Session Description Protocol (SDP)", RFC 3264, June 2002.
[12] Camarillo, G., "Session Description Protocol (SDP) Format for
Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) Streams", RFC 4583,
November 2006.
[13] Camarillo, G., "Connection Establishment in the Binary Floor
Control Protocol (BFCP)", RFC 5018, September 2007.
[14] "RELAX NG Home Page" "http://relaxng.org/".
[15] Berners-Lee, T., Fielding, R., and L. Masinter, "Uniform
Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax", STD 66, RFC 3986,
January 2005.
Appendix A. Appendix A. Non-Normative RELAX NG Schema in XML Syntax
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<grammar ns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info"
xmlns="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"
xmlns:a="http://relaxng.org/ns/compatibility/annotations/1.0"
datatypeLibrary="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-datatypes">
<start>
<element name="conference-info">
<ref name="conference-type"/>
</element>
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</start>
<!--
CONFERENCE TYPE
-->
<define name="conference-type">
<attribute name="entity">
<text/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<ref name="conference-description-type"/>
<optional>
<element name="host-info">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="conference-state">
<ref name="conference-state-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="floor-information">
<ref name="floor-information-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<element name="users">
<ref name="users-type"/>
</element>
<optional>
<element name="sidebars-by-ref">
<ref name="sidebars-by-ref-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="sidebars-by-val">
<ref name="sidebars-by-val-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION TYPE
-->
<define name="conference-description-type">
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<element name="conference-description">
<optional>
<attribute name="lang">
<data type="language"/>
</attribute>
</optional>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="display-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="subject">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="free-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="keywords">
<list>
<zeroOrMore>
<data type="string"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</list>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allow-sidebars">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="conference-time">
<ref name="conferencetime-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="conf-uris">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
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<optional>
<element name="service-uris">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="maximum-user-count">
<data type="int"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="available-media">
<ref name="conference-media-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE TIME
-->
<define name="conferencetime-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="entry">
<optional>
<element name="base">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="mixing-start-offset">
<data type="dateTime">
<param name="pattern">.+T.+Z.*</param>
</data>
<attribute name="required-participant">
<ref name="single-role-type"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="mixing-end-offset">
<data type="dateTime">
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<param name="pattern">.+T.+Z.*</param>
</data>
<attribute name="required-participant">
<ref name="single-role-type"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="can-join-after-offset">
<data type="dateTime">
<param name="pattern">.+T.+Z.*</param>
</data>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="must-join-before-offset">
<data type="dateTime">
<param name="pattern">.+T.+Z.*</param>
</data>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="notify-end-of-conference">
<data type="int"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allowed-extend-mixing-end-offset">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE MEDIA TYPE
-->
<define name="conference-media-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
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<element name="entry">
<ref name="conference-medium-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE MEDIUM TYPE
-->
<define name="conference-medium-type">
<attribute name="label">
<text/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="display-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="type">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="status">
<ref name="media-status-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="mixing-mode">
<ref name="mix-mode-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="codecs">
<ref name="codecs-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="controls">
<ref name="controls-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
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</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
CONTROLS TYPE
-->
<define name="controls-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="control">
<ref name="control-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
MIX MODE TYPE
-->
<define name="mix-mode-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">moderator-controlled</value>
<value type="string">FCFS</value>
<value type="string">automatic</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
CODECS TYPE
-->
<define name="codecs-type">
<attribute name="decision">
<ref name="decision-type"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="codec">
<ref name="codec-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
CODEC TYPE
-->
<define name="codec-type">
<attribute name="name">
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<text/>
</attribute>
<attribute name="policy">
<ref name="policy-type"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
</define>
<!--
DECISION TYPE
-->
<define name="decision-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">automatic</value>
<value type="string">moderator-controlled</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
POLICY TYPE
-->
<define name="policy-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">allowed</value>
<value type="string">disallowed</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
CONTROL TYPE
-->
<define name="control-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<choice>
<element name="mute">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
<element name="pause-video">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
<element name="gain">
<data type="int">
<param name="minInclusive">-127</param>
<param name="maxInclusive">127</param>
</data>
</element>
<element name="video-layout">
<choice>
<value type="string">single-view</value>
<value type="string">dual-view</value>
<value type="string">dual-view-crop</value>
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<value type="string">dual-view-2x1</value>
<value type="string">dual-view-2x1-crop</value>
<value type="string">quad-view</value>
<value type="string">multiple-3x3</value>
<value type="string">multiple-4x4</value>
<value type="string">multiple-5x1</value>
<value type="string">automatic</value>
</choice>
</element>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE STATE TYPE
-->
<define name="conference-state-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="allow-conference-event-subscription">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="user-count">
<data type="unsignedInt"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="active">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="locked">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
FLOOR INFORMATION TYPE
-->
<define name="floor-information-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
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<zeroOrMore>
<element name="conference-ID">
<data type="unsignedInt"/>
</element>
<element name="allow-floor-events">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
<element name="floor-request-handling">
<ref name="floor-request-type"/>
</element>
<element name="conference-floor-policy">
<ref name="Conference-floor-policy"/>
</element>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
FLOOR REQUEST TYPE
-->
<define name="floor-request-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">block</value>
<value type="string">confirm</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
CONFERENCE FLOOR POLICY
-->
<define name="Conference-floor-policy">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<oneOrMore>
<element name="floor">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<oneOrMore>
<element name="media-label">
<data type="nonNegativeInteger"/>
</element>
</oneOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="algorithm">
<choice>
<value type="string">moderator-controlled</value>
<value type="string">FCFS</value>
<value type="string">random</value>
</choice>
</element>
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<element name="max-floor-users">
<data type="nonNegativeInteger"/>
</element>
<element name="moderator-id">
<text/>
</element>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</oneOrMore>
</define>
<!--
USERS TYPE
-->
<define name="users-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="join-handling">
<ref name="join-handling-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="user-admission-policy">
<ref name="user-admission-policy-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="user-must-be-specified">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allowed-users-list">
<ref name="UserList"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="user">
<ref name="user-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
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USERS ADMISSION POLICY
-->
<define name="user-admission-policy-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">closedAuthenticated</value>
<value type="string">openAuthenticated</value>
<value type="string">anonymous</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
JOIN HANDLING TYPE
-->
<define name="join-handling-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">block</value>
<value type="string">confirm</value>
<value type="string">allow</value>
<value type="string">authenticate</value>
<value type="string">directed-operator</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
USERLIST
-->
<define name="UserList">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="target">
<ref name="target-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
TARGET TYPE
-->
<define name="target-type">
<attribute name="uri">
<data type="anyURI"/>
</attribute>
<attribute name="method">
<ref name="method-type"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
</define>
<!--
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METHOD TYPE
-->
<define name="method-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">dial-in</value>
<value type="string">dial-out</value>
<value type="string">refer</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
USER TYPE
-->
<define name="user-type">
<attribute name="entity">
<data type="anyURI"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="display-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="associated-aors">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="provide-anonymity">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="roles">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="languages">
<list>
<data type="language"/>
</list>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="cascaded-focus">
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<data type="anyURI"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allow-refer-users-dynamically">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allow-invite-users-dynamically">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="allow-remove-users-dynamically">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="endpoint">
<ref name="endpoint-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
ENDPOINT TYPE
-->
<define name="endpoint-type">
<attribute name="entity">
<text/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="display-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="referred">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
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<element name="status">
<ref name="endpoint-status-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="joining-method">
<ref name="joining-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="joining-info">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="disconnection-method">
<ref name="disconnection-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="disconnection-info">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="media">
<ref name="media-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<optional>
<element name="call-info">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
MEDIA TYPE
-->
<define name="media-type">
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<attribute name="id">
<data type="int"/>
</attribute>
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<optional>
<element name="display-text">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="type">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="label">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="src-id">
<text/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="status">
<ref name="media-status-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="to-mixer">
<ref name="mixer-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<optional>
<element name="from-mixer">
<ref name="mixer-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
MIXER TYPE
-->
<define name="mixer-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
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<optional>
<element name="floor">
<data type="boolean"/>
</element>
<element name="controls">
<ref name="controls-type"/>
</element>
</optional>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
SIDEBARS-BY-REF TYPE
-->
<define name="sidebars-by-ref-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="entry">
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
SIDEBARS-BY-VAL TYPE
-->
<define name="sidebars-by-val-type">
<ref name="anyAttribute"/>
<zeroOrMore>
<element name="entry">
<ref name="conference-type"/>
</element>
</zeroOrMore>
<zeroOrMore>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
SINGLE ROLE TYPE
-->
<define name="single-role-type">
<choice>
<value type="string">administrator</value>
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<value type="string">moderator</value>
<value type="string">participant</value>
<value type="string">none</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
*********************************
EXTENSIBILITY OF THE SCHEMA
*********************************
-->
<!--
EXTENSIBILITY ELEMENTS
-->
<define name="anyElement">
<element>
<anyName/>
<zeroOrMore>
<choice>
<attribute>
<anyName/>
</attribute>
<text/>
<ref name="anyElement"/>
</choice>
</zeroOrMore>
</element>
</define>
<!--
EXTENSIBILITY ATTRIBUTES
-->
<define name="anyAttribute">
<zeroOrMore>
<attribute>
<anyName>
<except>
<name ns="">entity</name>
<name ns="">lang</name>
<name ns="">required-participant</name>
<name ns="">label</name>
<name ns="">decision</name>
<name ns="">name</name>
<name ns="">policy</name>
<name ns="">uri</name>
<name ns="">method</name>
<name ns="">id</name>
<nsName ns=""/>
<nsName ns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xcon-conference-info"/>
</except>
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</anyName>
<text/>
</attribute>
</zeroOrMore>
</define>
<!--
*************************************************************
TYPES DEFINED IN THE EVENT PACKAGE FOR CONFERENCE STATE
- RFC4575 -
*************************************************************
-->
<!--
WILDCARD FOR EVENT-PACKAGE NAMESPACE
-->
<define name="conference-info-urn">
<element>
<anyName>
<except>
<nsName ns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:conference-info"/>
<nsName ns=""/>
</except>
</anyName>
<mixed>
<zeroOrMore>
<choice>
<attribute>
<anyName/>
</attribute>
<ref name="conference-info-urn"/>
</choice>
</zeroOrMore>
</mixed>
</element>
</define>
<!--
DEFINITION OF ENDPOINT STATUS TYPE
-->
<define name="media-status-type">
<choice>
<value>recvonly</value>
<value>sendonly</value>
<value>sendrecv</value>
<value>inactive</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
ENDPOINT STATUS TYPE
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<define name="endpoint-status-type">
<choice>
<value>pending</value>
<value>dialing-out</value>
<value>dialing-in</value>
<value>alerting</value>
<value>on-hold</value>
<value>connected</value>
<value>muted-via-focus</value>
<value>disconnecting</value>
<value>disconnected</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
JOINING TYPE
-->
<define name="joining-type">
<choice>
<value>dialed-in</value>
<value>dialed-out</value>
<value>focus-owner</value>
</choice>
</define>
<!--
DISCONNECTION TYPE
-->
<define name="disconnection-type">
<choice>
<value>departed</value>
<value>booted</value>
<value>failed</value>
<value>busy</value>
</choice>
</define>
</grammar>
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Authors' Addresses
Oscar Novo
Ericsson
Hirsalantie 11
Jorvas 02420
Finland
Email: Oscar.Novo@ericsson.com
Gonzalo Camarillo
Ericsson
Hirsalantie 11
Jorvas 02420
Finland
Email: Gonzalo.Camarillo@ericsson.com
David P. Morgan
Fidelity Investments
82 Devonshire St, MZ V3C
Boston, MA 02109-3614
USA
Email: Dave.Morgan@fmr.com
Roni Even
Polycom
94 Derech Em Hamoshavot
Petach Tikva 49130
Israel
Email: roni.even@polycom.co.il
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