# Technical Ideas Extracted from IETF AI/Agent Drafts
*Generated 2026-03-03 19:58 UTC — 1780 ideas from 361 drafts*

## Most Common Ideas (appearing in 3+ drafts)

| Idea | Appearances | Drafts |
|------|------------:|--------|
| Multi-Agent Communication Protocol | 8 | draft-fu-nmop-agent-communication-framework, draft-li-dmsc-macp, draft-liu-access-collaboration-agent, draft-yl-agent-id-requirements, draft-zhang-dmsc-mas-communication +3 more |
| Agentic Network Architecture | 7 | draft-chuyi-nmrg-agentic-network-inference, draft-chuyi-nmrg-ai-agent-network, draft-du-catalist-routing-considerations, draft-men-rtgwg-agent-networking-digibank-scenario, draft-men-rtgwg-agent-networking-in-digibank +2 more |
| Cross-Domain Agent Coordination | 6 | draft-chuyi-nmrg-agentic-network-inference, draft-du-catalist-routing-considerations, draft-han-rtgwg-agent-gateway-intercomm-framework, draft-intellinode-ai-semantic-contract, draft-ni-a2a-ai-agent-security-requirements +1 more |
| ELA Protocol | 6 | draft-ietf-lake-authz, draft-mpsb-agntcy-slim, draft-rosenberg-aiproto, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-cheq, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-nact +1 more |
| Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Communication Paradigm | 5 | draft-an-nmrg-i2icf-cits, draft-du-ai-agent-communication-6g-aspect, draft-liu-rtgwg-agent-gateway-requirements, draft-stephan-ai-agent-6g, draft-zeng-opsawg-applicability-mcp-a2a |
| Action-Based Authorization | 5 | draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2, draft-chen-agent-decoupled-authorization-model, draft-jiang-seat-dynamic-attestation, draft-williams-netmod-lm-hierarchy-topology |
| AI Agent Communication Network (ACN) | 5 | draft-du-ai-agent-communication-6g-aspect, draft-han-ai-agent-impact-infra, draft-jiang-cats-reference-acn, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-framework, draft-zyyhl-agent-networks-framework |
| Agent Registration Process | 5 | draft-zheng-agent-identity-management, draft-zheng-dispatch-agent-identity-management, draft-zl-agents-networking-architecture, draft-zl-agents-networking-framework, draft-zlgsgl-rtgwg-agents-networking-framework |
| AI Gateway | 4 | draft-fu-nmop-agent-communication-framework, draft-li-dmsc-macp, draft-men-rtgwg-agent-networking-digibank-scenario, draft-men-rtgwg-agent-networking-in-digibank |
| Distributed AI Inference Architecture | 4 | draft-hong-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-irtf-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-li-individual-inip, draft-song-rtgwg-din-usecases-requirements |
| MCP Session Establishment over MOQT | 4 | draft-jennings-ai-mcp-over-moq, draft-jennings-mcp-over-moqt, draft-mcp-over-moqt, draft-nandakumar-a2a-moqt-transport |
| Agent-Based Network Management | 4 | draft-pang-agents-networking-scenarios, draft-wmz-nmrg-agent-ndt-arch, draft-zeng-nmrg-mcp-usecases-requirements, draft-zhang-agent-gap-network |
| 3GPP AI/ML Agent Requirements Framework | 4 | draft-sarischo-6gip-aiagent-requirements, draft-tong-network-agent-use-cases-in-6g, draft-yu-ai-agent-use-cases-in-6g, draft-yu-dmsc-ai-agent-use-cases-in-6g |
| Multi-Agent Interaction Model | 4 | draft-vandoulas-aidp, draft-wang-nmrg-magent-im, draft-zhao-nmrg-ai-agent-for-dtn, draft-zl-agents-networking-architecture |
| Network Equipment as MCP Servers | 4 | draft-zeng-mcp-network-mgmt, draft-zw-nmrg-mcp-network-mgmt, draft-zw-opsawg-mcp-network-mgmt, draft-zw-rtgwg-mcp-network-mgmt |
| Cross-Domain Agent Identity Management | 3 | draft-abbey-scim-agent-extension, draft-scim-agent-extension, draft-wahl-scim-agent-schema |
| Capability-based Discovery | 3 | draft-ainp-protocol, draft-cui-ai-agent-discovery-invocation, draft-mozleywilliams-dnsop-bandaid |
| PQ/T Hybrid Key Exchange for EAP-AKA' | 3 | draft-ar-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka, draft-ietf-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka, draft-ietf-sshm-mlkem-hybrid-kex |
| Quantum-Safe Session Key Generation | 3 | draft-ar-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka, draft-ietf-emu-pqc-eapaka, draft-ra-emu-pqc-eapaka |
| Cryptographic Identity Verification | 3 | draft-aylward-daap-v2, draft-liu-agent-operation-authorization, draft-schulze-ecap |
| ISAC-CATS Integration Pattern | 3 | draft-bernardos-cats-isac-uc, draft-mp-agntcy-ads, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-a2t |
| ISAC-Enabled CATS Architecture | 3 | draft-bernardos-cats-isac-uc, draft-zhao-ccamp-actn-optical-network-agent, draft-zhao-detnet-enhanced-use-cases |
| ISAC Network Optimization | 3 | draft-bernardos-nmrg-agentic-network-optimization, draft-li-dmsc-inf-architecture, draft-xsaopig-nmop-service-flow-modal-mapping |
| ASN-Agent Authentication | 3 | draft-blahaj-grow-rpki-oauth, draft-liu-dmsc-acps-arc, draft-yao-agent-auth-considerations |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) Measurement | 3 | draft-calabria-bmwg-ai-fabric-inference-bench, draft-gaikwad-llm-benchmarking-methodology, draft-gaikwad-llm-benchmarking-terminology |
| EDHOC-AKA Authentication Method | 3 | draft-chen-lake-edhoc-aka, draft-ietf-emu-eap-edhoc, draft-pocero-authkem-ikr-edhoc |
| Global AI Agent Communication Framework | 3 | draft-du-ai-agent-communication-6g-aspect, draft-mao-rtgwg-agent-comm-protocol-gap-analysis, draft-mzsg-rtgwg-agent-cross-device-comm-framework |
| Agent-to-Agent Routing Protocol | 3 | draft-du-catalist-routing-considerations, draft-mozley-aidiscovery, draft-xie-ai-agent-multimodal |
| ACaaS for Dynamic Edge AI Placement | 3 | draft-dunbar-neotec-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onions-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onsen-ac-te-applicability |
| TE Topology Model for Edge Network Performance | 3 | draft-dunbar-neotec-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onions-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onsen-ac-te-applicability |
| Service Objective Mapping to YANG Models | 3 | draft-dunbar-neotec-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onions-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onsen-ac-te-applicability |
| Real-Time AI Inference Network Requirements | 3 | draft-dunbar-neotec-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onions-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onsen-ac-te-applicability |
| AC and TE YANG Model Gap Identification | 3 | draft-dunbar-neotec-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onions-ac-te-applicability, draft-dunbar-onsen-ac-te-applicability |
| Agent Communication across WAN | 3 | draft-han-ai-agent-impact-infra, draft-liu-dmsc-gw-requirements, draft-stephan-ai-agent-6g |
| Heterogeneous Hardware AI Deployment | 3 | draft-hong-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-irtf-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-li-cats-idn |
| Network Digital Twin Support | 3 | draft-hong-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-irtf-nmrg-ai-deploy, draft-wmz-nmrg-agent-ndt-arch |
| MCP Capability Advertisement Headers | 3 | draft-howe-sipcore-mcp-extension, draft-kompella-lsr-mptecap, draft-sz-dmsc-iaip |
| AI Usage Preferences Vocabulary | 3 | draft-ietf-aipref-vocab, draft-madhavan-aipref-displaybasedpref, draft-vaughan-aipref-vocab |
| PSK Authentication Method for EDHOC | 3 | draft-ietf-lake-edhoc-psk, draft-lake-pocero-authkem-edhoc, draft-lake-pocero-authkem-ikr-edhoc |
| MCP Message Mapping to MOQT Objects | 3 | draft-jennings-ai-mcp-over-moq, draft-mcp-over-moqt, draft-nandakumar-a2a-moqt-transport |
| Signature-Free PQC Authentication | 3 | draft-lake-pocero-authkem-edhoc, draft-pocero-authkem-edhoc, draft-spm-lake-pqsuites |
| Agent Context Protocol | 3 | draft-liu-agent-context-protocol, draft-oauth-transaction-tokens-for-agents, draft-srijal-agents-policy |
| Multi-Agent Context Architecture | 3 | draft-liu-agent-context-protocol, draft-wolfe-faf-format, draft-yl-agent-id-requirements |
| Delegated Agent Discovery | 3 | draft-liu-dmsc-gw-requirements, draft-liu-rtgwg-agent-gateway-requirements, draft-meunier-webbotauth-registry |
| Agent Registration and Renewal Protocol | 3 | draft-narajala-ans, draft-ni-a2a-ai-agent-security-requirements, draft-pioli-agent-discovery |
| Fixed Network Agent Communication | 3 | draft-pang-agents-networking-scenarios, draft-yang-nmrg-mcp-nm, draft-zhang-agent-gap-network |
| Tool Enumeration API | 3 | draft-rosenberg-aiproto, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-a2t, draft-rosenberg-aiproto-nact |
| Agntcy Framework | 3 | draft-rosenberg-aiproto-framework, draft-zl-agents-networking-framework, draft-zlgsgl-rtgwg-agents-networking-framework |
| On-Device AI Agent Architecture | 3 | draft-sarischo-6gip-aiagent-requirements, draft-stephan-ai-agent-6g, draft-zhang-rtgwg-ai-agents-troubleshooting |
| Flow-Based Secure Multilink Path Selection | 3 | draft-templin-6man-aero3, draft-templin-intarea-aero, draft-templin-intarea-aero2 |
| Agent Certificate Authority | 3 | draft-zl-agents-networking-architecture, draft-zl-agents-networking-framework, draft-zlgsgl-rtgwg-agents-networking-framework |

## Ideas Appearing in 2 Drafts (157 ideas)

- **Agent Authorization Profile (AAP)** — draft-aap-oauth-profile, draft-rosenberg-oauth-aauth
- **AI Content Degree Classification** — draft-abaris-aicdh, draft-chen-nmrg-semantic-inference-routing
- **Agent Resource Type** — draft-abbey-scim-agent-extension, draft-scim-agent-extension
- **Agentic Application Resource Type** — draft-abbey-scim-agent-extension, draft-scim-agent-extension
- **AI Workload Characterization** — draft-aft-ai-traffic, draft-ai-traffic
- **Inter-DC AI Traffic Problem Statement** — draft-aft-ai-traffic, draft-ai-traffic
- **Federated AI Service Architecture** — draft-aft-ai-traffic, draft-ai-traffic
- **Private Data Training Network Requirements** — draft-aft-ai-traffic, draft-ai-traffic
- **Semantic Routing** — draft-agent-gw, draft-ainp-protocol
- **Agent Communication Gateway (Agent-GW)** — draft-agent-gw, draft-yao-agent-auth-considerations
- **I2NSF-5G Integration Framework** — draft-ahn-nmrg-5g-security-i2nsf-framework, draft-liu-dmsc-acps-arc
- **Closed-Loop Security Analytics** — draft-ahn-nmrg-5g-security-i2nsf-framework, draft-ahn-opsawg-5g-security-i2nsf-framework
- **I2NSF-5G Integration Architecture** — draft-ahn-opsawg-5g-security-i2nsf-framework, draft-hw-ai-agent-6g
- **ICF Orchestration Framework** — draft-an-nmrg-i2icf-cits, draft-chuyi-nmrg-agentic-network-inference
- **Multi-Domain ICF Coordination** — draft-an-nmrg-i2icf-cits, draft-du-ai-agent-communication-6g-aspect
- **Hybrid Ephemeral Public Key Protection** — draft-ar-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka, draft-ietf-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka
- **EAP-AKA' FS Protocol Enhancement** — draft-ar-emu-hybrid-pqc-eapaka, draft-ra-emu-pqc-eapaka
- **Immutable Kernel Architecture** — draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2
- **Tiered Risk-Based Governance** — draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2
- **Federated Authority Network** — draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2
- **Network-Level Quarantine Protocol** — draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2
- **Multi-Vendor TEE Attestation (M-TACE)** — draft-aylward-aiga-1, draft-aylward-aiga-2
- **Multi-layered Security Architecture** — draft-aylward-daap-v2, draft-narvaneni-agent-uri
- **RATS-based Agent Attestation** — draft-barney-caam, draft-huang-acme-scalable-agent-enrollment
- **Public Key Derived HMAC** — draft-bastian-jose-dvs, draft-bastian-jose-pkdh
- **DH-KA MAC Key Derivation** — draft-bastian-jose-pkdh, draft-ietf-emu-eap-edhoc
- **Low-Latency Sensing-Communication Requirements** — draft-bernardos-cats-isac-uc, draft-bernardos-green-isac-uc
- **Environment Perception Integration** — draft-bernardos-green-isac-uc, draft-bernardos-nmrg-agentic-network-optimization
- **Scalable Intent Model Architecture** — draft-cgfabk-nmrg-ibn-generative-ai, draft-huang-acme-scalable-agent-enrollment
- **Decoupled Authorization Architecture** — draft-chen-agent-decoupled-authorization-model, draft-song-oauth-ai-agent-collaborate-authz

## Unique Ideas (1259 ideas appearing in only 1 draft)

- **A2A Protocol Transport over MOQT** (draft-a2a-moqt-transport) — Defines how Agent-to-Agent protocol messages are carried over Media over QUIC Transport using its pu
- **QUIC-based Publish/Subscribe for AI Agents** (draft-a2a-moqt-transport) — Uses MOQT's publish/subscribe messaging pattern to support AI agent discovery, negotiation, and coll
- **Streaming Capabilities Integration** (draft-a2a-moqt-transport) — Leverages MOQT's built-in streaming mechanisms to handle continuous data flows between AI agents. Su
- **Built-in Prioritization for Agent Communication** (draft-a2a-moqt-transport) — Utilizes MOQT's prioritization mechanisms to manage different types of agent messages and data strea
- **Structured Claims for Agent Context** (draft-aap-oauth-profile) — Standardized JWT claims that capture agent identity, task context, and operational constraints in ma
- **Agent Delegation Chain Validation** (draft-aap-oauth-profile) — Validation rules for tracking and verifying delegation chains when AI agents act on behalf of humans
- **Human Oversight Requirements** (draft-aap-oauth-profile) — Structured claims and validation patterns that specify when human oversight is required for agent ac
- **Context-Aware M2M Authorization** (draft-aap-oauth-profile) — Application of OAuth 2.0 Token Exchange and proof-of-possession mechanisms specifically for agent-to
- **AI-Disclosure HTTP Header** (draft-abaris-aicdh) — A machine-readable HTTP response header field that discloses the presence and degree of AI-generated
- **Layered Disclosure Strategy** (draft-abaris-aicdh) — A mechanism that supports multiple disclosure formats simultaneously, combining machine-readable hea
- **HTTP Structured Field Compatibility** (draft-abaris-aicdh) — Implementation uses standardized HTTP structured field syntax to ensure interoperability with existi
- **Multi-Consumer Metadata Architecture** (draft-abaris-aicdh) — Designed to serve metadata needs of user agents, bots, and archiving systems simultaneously. Provide
- **User Schema Extensions for Agent Relationships** (draft-abbey-scim-agent-extension) — Extensions to the core SCIM User schema to represent relationships between human users and their ass
- **Group Schema Extensions for Agentic Constructs** (draft-abbey-scim-agent-extension) — Extensions to the core SCIM Group schema to support grouping of mixed human and agent identities. Al
- **Working Memory** (draft-agent-gw) — A structured context management system that maintains state and intermediate results across multi-st
- **Automated Protocol Adaptation** (draft-agent-gw) — A mechanism that automatically translates between different agent communication protocols and legacy
- **Oracle-free Agent Evaluation** (draft-agent-gw) — An evaluation mechanism that assesses agent performance and capabilities without relying on external
- **Collaborative Inference Acceleration (KDN)** (draft-agent-gw) — A knowledge distribution network that accelerates inference by sharing computational resources and i
- **SmartPDU YANG Data Model** (draft-ahc-green-smartpdu-yang) — Define a standardized YANG schema for configuration, monitoring, and control of Smart Power Distribu
- **SmartPDU Telemetry Framework** (draft-ahc-green-smartpdu-yang) — Establish a YANG-based telemetry collection mechanism for detailed energy consumption monitoring acr

*...and 1239 more unique ideas*

## Ideas by Type

- **mechanism**: 663
- **architecture**: 280
- **pattern**: 251
- **protocol**: 228
- **requirement**: 171
- **extension**: 168
- **framework**: 9
- **profile**: 3
- **algorithm**: 2
- **vocabulary**: 2
- **principle**: 1
- **registry**: 1
- **schema**: 1