RFC 2748 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000
MON · 27 JUL 2026
The COPS Protocol
Overview
RFC 2748, “The COPS Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2000 by D. Durham, J. Boyle, R. Cohen, S. Herzog, R. Rajan, A. Sastry. It has since been updated by RFC 4261. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a simple client/server model for supporting policy control over QoS signaling protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2000
- RFC 2747 RSVP Cryptographic Authentication
- RFC 2749 COPS usage for RSVP
- RFC 2746 RSVP Operation Over IP Tunnels
- RFC 2750 RSVP Extensions for Policy Control
- RFC 2745 RSVP Diagnostic Messages
- RFC 2751 Signaled Preemption Priority Policy Element
- RFC 2744 Generic Security Service API Version 2 : C-bindings
- RFC 2752 Identity Representation for RSVP