# Template IETF References and Terminology

This file is the curated authoritative reference, terminology, and dependency map for a real project pack.

Support-only staged material belongs under sibling `references/`; it may help local work, but it does not replace this file.

## External reference pool

Separate references by weight so the project does not blur what is required for interoperability with what merely adds context.

### Normative pool

List only the references a correct reader or implementer actually needs.

- `[replace: RFC or standards document required by the draft]`
- `[replace: protocol grammar, media-type, data-model, or security reference]`
- `[replace: standards-track dependency that a cited mechanism relies on]`

For each entry, consider adding a short purpose note such as `— ABNF`, `— TLS requirements`, or `— media-type registration`.

### Informative pool

List supporting references that help orientation, history, examples, or implementation background.

- `[replace: explanatory design document or historical note]`
- `[replace: background paper or prior draft]`
- `[replace: implementation documentation or reference manual]`

## Internal document dependency map

If the pack covers a suite, record how the documents depend on one another.

- `[replace: foundational document]` owns `[replace: terminology, model, or format]`.
- `[replace: dependent document]` depends on `[replace: foundational document]` for `[replace: definitions or behavior]`.
- `[replace: document]` may cite `[replace: document]` for `[replace: narrow reason]`, but should not redefine it inline.
- `[replace: project-wide rule about when to cross-reference versus duplicate text]`.

If the pack covers only one document, use this section to record external dependency ownership instead of cross-document ownership.

## Terminology ownership

Use this section to pin each core term to one owner so vocabulary does not drift.

### Terms owned by `[replace: owning document or source]`

- `[replace: term A]`
- `[replace: term B]`
- `[replace: term C]`

### Terms owned by `[replace: another owning document or source]`

- `[replace: term D]`
- `[replace: term E]`

If a term is inherited from an external RFC instead of being locally defined, say so explicitly.

## Citation hygiene notes

Record the pack-level citation rules that keep the drafts clean and consistent.

- `[replace: cite narrowly to the exact owning document or section]`
- `[replace: do not duplicate long definitions across documents]`
- `[replace: do not import the full normative pool into every draft; cite only what each draft uses]`
- `[replace: informative implementation docs stay informative unless the authoritative corpus confirms the same rule]`

## Open decisions the project owner must settle

Delete this section once the pack is customized.

- `[replace: unresolved normative reference choice]`
- `[replace: unresolved terminology owner]`
- `[replace: unresolved dependency or split between documents]`