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Please enable Javascript for full functionality. </div> </noscript> <h1> Charles Eckel <br> <span class="text-body-secondary fs-3">Pronouns: he/him</span> </h1> <div class="bio-text"> <div class="float-end ms-3 mb-3"> <div class="card shadow-sm mb-3 text-center photo"> <img class="card-img-top" src="https://www.ietf.org/lib/dt/media/photo/Charles_Eckel_oYmMtmK.jpg" alt="Photo of Charles Eckel"> <div class="card-body"> <p class="mb-1"> <span ><a title="Datatracker profile of Charles Eckel" href="/person/eckelcu@cisco.com" >Charles Eckel</a></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="document"> <p>Charles is a recognized champion of open source, standards, and interoperability. As a member of Cisco's Global Technology Standards team, Charles identifies and guides open source efforts related to key standards initiatives. In IETF, he started IETF Hackathons, advancing the pace and relevance of Internet standards by combining the speed and collaborative spirit of open source communities with the rigor and precision of standards organizations. He also serves as IETF liaison manager to 3GPP, helping the organizations collaborate effectively. Within 3GPP, Charles is active in SA1 - Services and SA3 - Security. In MEF, Charles co-chair鈥檚 the Test and Certification Committee. Charles is also involved in open source projects in the Linux Foundation, a frequent speaker at conferences, and a manager of the Network devroom at FOSDEM. His focus areas include application networking, network automation, and the intersection of networking and security, particularly where there is a need for new standards and closely associated open source projects.</p> </div> </div> <h2 class="mt-5" id="roles-1">Roles</h2> <table class="table table-sm table-striped tablesorter"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" data-sort="role">Role</th> <th scope="col" data-sort="group">Group</th> <th scope="col" data-sort="email">Email</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Chair</td> <td> <a href="/group/hackathon/about/">Hackathon</a> (<a href="/group/hackathon/about/">hackathon</a>) </td> <td> <a href="mailto:eckelcu@cisco.com">eckelcu@cisco.com</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Delegate</td> <td> <a href="/group/ietf3gpp/about/">IETF-3GPP</a> (<a href="/group/ietf3gpp/about/">ietf3gpp</a>) </td> <td> <a href="mailto:eckelcu@cisco.com">eckelcu@cisco.com</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lead</td> <td> <a href="/group/ietf3gpp/about/">IETF-3GPP</a> (<a href="/group/ietf3gpp/about/">ietf3gpp</a>) </td> <td> <a href="mailto:eckelcu@cisco.com">eckelcu@cisco.com</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Liaison Manager</td> <td> <a href="/group/3gpp/about/">3GPP</a> (<a href="/group/3gpp/about/">3gpp</a>) </td> <td> <a href="mailto:eckelcu@cisco.com">eckelcu@cisco.com</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 class="mt-5" id="rfcs-1"> RFCs <small class="text-body-secondary">(3)</small> </h2> <table class="table table-sm table-striped tablesorter"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" data-sort="rfc">RFC</th> <th scope="col" data-sort="date">Date</th> <th scope="col" data-sort="title">Title</th> <th scope="col" data-sort="citedby">Cited by</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td> <a class="text-nowrap" href="/doc/rfc7866/">RFC 7866</a> </td> <td data-sort-number="1464678000">May 2016</td> <td>Session Recording Protocol</td> <td class="text-end"> <a class="text-end" href="/doc/rfc7866/referencedby/" rel="nofollow"> 3 RFCs </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a class="text-nowrap" href="/doc/rfc8855/">RFC 8855</a> </td> <td data-sort-number="1611043200">Jan 2021</td> <td>The Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP)</td> <td class="text-end"> <a class="text-end" href="/doc/rfc8855/referencedby/" rel="nofollow"> 3 RFCs </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <a class="text-nowrap" href="/doc/rfc9311/">RFC 9311</a> </td> <td data-sort-number="1663052400">Sep 2022</td> <td>Running an IETF Hackathon</td> <td class="text-end"> <a class="text-end" href="/doc/rfc9311/referencedby/" rel="nofollow"> 1 RFC </a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 class="mt-5" id="drafts-1"> Active Internet-Drafts <small class="text-body-secondary">(1)</small> </h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-eckel-edm-find-code/">draft-eckel-edm-find-code</a> </li> </ul> <h2 class="mt-5"> Expired Internet-Drafts <small class="text-body-secondary">(11)</small> </h2> <ul> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-sun-opsawg-sdwan-service-model/"> draft-sun-opsawg-sdwan-service-model </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-conet-aeon-use-cases/"> draft-conet-aeon-use-cases </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-conet-aeon-requirements/"> draft-conet-aeon-requirements </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-conet-aeon-problem-statement/"> draft-conet-aeon-problem-statement </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-eckert-intarea-flow-metadata-framework/"> draft-eckert-intarea-flow-metadata-framework </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-choukir-tsvwg-flow-metadata-encoding/"> draft-choukir-tsvwg-flow-metadata-encoding </a> </li> <li> <a href="/doc/draft-eckel-siprec-rtp-rec/"> draft-eckel-siprec-rtp-rec </a> </li> </ul> (Excluding replaced Internet-Drafts.) <h2 class="mt-5"> Internet-Draft Activity </h2> <div id="chart-1"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="col-md-12 col-sm-12 border-top mt-5 py-5 bg-light-subtle text-center position-sticky"> <a href="https://www.ietf.org/" class="p-3">IETF</a> <a href="https://www.ietf.org/iesg/" class="p-3">IESG</a> <a href="https://www.iab.org/" class="p-3">IAB</a> <a href="https://www.irtf.org/" class="p-3">IRTF</a> <a href="https://www.ietf.org/llc/" class="p-3 text-nowrap">IETF LLC</a> <a href="https://trustee.ietf.org/" class="p-3 text-nowrap">IETF Trust</a> <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/" class="p-3 text-nowrap">RFC Editor</a> <a href="https://www.iana.org/" class="p-3">IANA</a> <a href="https://www.ietf.org/privacy-statement/" class="p-3 text-nowrap">Privacy Statement</a> <div class="small text-body-secondary py-3"> <a class="mx-2" href="/release/about">About IETF Datatracker</a> <span class="mx-2"> <a href="https://github.com/ietf-tools/datatracker/releases/tag/12.28.2"> Version 12.28.2 (release - 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