RFC 3263 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2002

Session Initiation Protocol : Locating SIP Servers

Overview

RFC 3263, “Session Initiation Protocol : Locating SIP Servers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2002 by J. Rosenberg, H. Schulzrinne. It obsoletes RFC 2543. It has since been updated by RFC 7984, RFC 8553. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) uses DNS procedures to allow a client to resolve a SIP Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) into the IP address, port, and transport protocol of the next hop to contact. It also uses DNS to allow a server to send a response to a backup client if the primary client has failed. This document describes those DNS procedures in detail. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2543
Updated by
RFC 7984 RFC 8553
Other RFCs from 2002

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