IETF 125 Shenzhen - Agentic AI Agenda

March 14–20, 2026 · All times CST (GMT+8) · Sorted chronologically
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Monday 16 March

WG / RG / BoF Sessions

TimeRoomGroupWhy
09:00–11:00Grand Ballroom 3dispatchART/SEC dispatch - agent protocol triage (Joint session with SECDISPATCH) 7
11:30–12:30AuditoriumaiprefAI content preferences for crawlers and agents
14:00–16:00Grand Ballroom 3opsareaAINETOPS slot - AI + network ops 1
14:00–16:00Shangri-la Ballroom 2oauthAgent authz: Agentic JWT, DPoP, IAG 2
16:30–18:00Grand Ballroom 1nmrgMCP for network mgmt - routers as MCP servers

Side Meetings

TimeRoomSessionWhy
09:30–10:30JiangsuNext-Generation Network EvolutionIOA/DSSN - AI-driven network evolution directions [INT, OPS, IRTF, RTG]
10:00–12:00HunanZero Trust Control and Policy ProtocolsZT-CPP - zero trust for agent environments [SEC]
10:45–12:15JiangsuInterconnection and Discovery of AI Agents on the InternetAgent identity, discovery, cross-domain trust [ART, INT]
12:30–13:30HunanAgentic AI Security and Trust status and strategy at ITU-T SG17ITU-T SG17 agentic AI security coordination [ART]
13:45–15:15HunanInterface to In-Network Computing Functions (I2ICF)In-network computing - agentic service composition [IRTF]
14:30–16:00JiangsuAI Ecosystem and DiscoveryAI discovery architecture and ecosystem [ART]
15:45–17:45HunanNetwork InventoryOperator reqs for network inventory models [OPS, RTG]
17:00–18:00JiangsuAI ProtocolsAI protocol direction - comms, auth, charter [ART, SEC]
18:00–19:00HunanFantel side meetingFantel charter discussion - routing area [RTG]

Tuesday 17 March

WG / RG / BoF Sessions

TimeRoomGroupWhy
09:00–11:00AuditoriumjoseJWS/JWE/JWK underpins Agentic JWT and WIMSE tokens
09:00–11:00Grand Ballroom 3irtfopenIRTF plenary (Internetworking Challenges for AI)
11:30–12:30Shangri-la Ballroom 2wimseWorkload identity - agents across trust domains
16:00–17:30GuangdongseatSecure evidence + attestation for agent trust

Side Meetings

TimeRoomSessionWhy
08:00–09:00JiangsuPQ DNSSECPost-quantum DNSSEC research updates [SEC]
09:00–10:00HunanHybrid function chainService function chaining - cloud-native [RTG]
09:30–11:00JiangsuAI Inference Distribution NetworkDistributing AI inference across networks [ART, GEN, INT, OPS, RTG, SEC, WIT, IRTF]
10:30–11:30HunanAI Agent Authentication and AuthorizationAgent authn/authz - delegation, dynamic trust [SEC]
11:15–12:15JiangsuCiphertext computing and protocol design for future networkCrypto protocols for privacy-preserving networks [ART, SEC]
14:30–16:00Jiangsumulticast for AI networksMulticast for million-GPU AI training [RTG, OPS]
15:00–16:30HunanDICE – DNS-based Intelligence and Computing EnvironmentsDNS-SD for AI agent + computing discovery [ART, INT, SEC]
16:30–18:00JiangsuAgentic AI for IP network operation (AgenticOps)Agentic AI for autonomous network ops [OPS]

Wednesday 18 March

WG / RG / BoF Sessions

TimeRoomGroupWhy
09:00–11:00Grand Ballroom 1catalist [BoF]THE BoF - coordinates IETF agentic AI work 3
09:00–11:00AuditoriumratsRemote attestation - agent environment
11:30–12:30AuditoriumspiceVerifiable credentials (SD-CWT) for agent capabilities
11:30–12:30Shangri-la Ballroom 1keytransKey transparency - agent signing keys
14:00–16:00Shangri-la Ballroom 2irtfopenIRTF plenary

Side Meetings

TimeRoomSessionWhy
09:30–11:00HunanAI Agent Policy-aware NetworkMPLS/SRv6 policy for AI agent traffic [RTG, INT]
10:00–12:00JiangsuNext-Generation Inter-Domain Routing Architecture and Protocols (IDRNG)Inter-domain routing evolution - research group forum [IRTF]
11:15–12:45HunanRouting and Transport issues of AI Agent ProtocolsRouting + transport gaps for agent protocols [ART, RTG, WIT]
14:30–16:30JiangsuDMSC(Dynamic Multi-agent Secured Collaboration)Multi-agent secured collaboration [ART, RTG, SEC]
15:00–16:00HunanTransport Layer Protocols Optimization for Satellite Networks(T4SAT)TCP/QUIC for LEO satellite constellations [WIT]

Thursday 19 March

WG / RG / BoF Sessions

TimeRoomGroupWhy
09:00–11:00GuangdongscimCross-domain identity - agent provisioning
16:30–18:00Grand Ballroom 3gendispatchGeneral dispatch - new agent work proposals 3
16:30–18:00Grand Ballroom 1masqueQUIC tunneling - agent-to-agent transport
16:30–18:00Shangri-la Ballroom 2nmrgMCP for network mgmt - routers as MCP servers

Side Meetings

TimeRoomSessionWhy
09:00–10:00HunanConfidential AIRemote attestation for confidential AI [SEC, IRTF]
10:00–12:00JiangsuDMSC(Dynamic Multi-agent Secured Collaboration)Multi-agent secured collaboration [ART, SEC, RTG]
11:15–12:15HunanAI Agent SecurityAI agent security - WIPs and gaps [ART, OPS, SEC]
14:30–16:30HunanNetwork InventoryOperator reqs for network inventory models [OPS, RTG]
16:30–18:00JiangsuUse Cases for Agentic AI ProtocolsAI protocol direction - comms, auth, charter [OPS, RTG, IRTF]
18:00–19:30HunanInternet of Agents @ EnterpriseEnterprise comms for Internet of Agents [INT, RTG]

Friday 20 March

WG / RG / BoF Sessions

TimeRoomGroupWhy
09:00–11:00AuditoriumcoseCBOR signing/encryption - constrained agents
09:00–11:00Shangri-la Ballroom 1httpbisHTTP semantics for MCP and A2A
11:30–12:30Shangri-la Ballroom 1saagSecurity area open - agent auth expected
14:00–16:00AuditoriumcoreCoAP/OSCORE - constrained agents