CalDAV Standards

Real interoperability…

Standards are Key

Standards provide interoperability between products, particularly with a client/server protocol.

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is one of the key organizations that define the standards used on the internet today. Its specifications for HTTP, WebDAV and iCalendar form the basis of CalDAV.

RFC - these are the formal standards produced by the IETF.

Drafts - these are in-progress specifications.

The IETF has a mailing list for discussion of the CalDAV protocol.

There are a number of key standards that make up the CalDAV protocol. CalDAV is based on WebDAV which is based on HTTP and it uses iCalendar and iTIP for calendar data and calendar operations. The IETF has a mailing list for discussion of the CalDAV protocol.

CalDAV

CalDAV and CalDAV-Related
CalDAV Use Cases (CalConnect document)
CalDAV Scheduling Requirements (CalConnect document)

HTTP & WebDAV

iCalendar

iCalendar and iCalendar Related

Other Useful Calendaring Referencess

Calendaring Glossary (CalConnect document)
An Introduction to Internet Calendaring (CalConnect document)