RFC 4848 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

Domain-Based Application Service Location Using URIs and the Dynamic Delegation Discovery Service

Overview

RFC 4848, “Domain-Based Application Service Location Using URIs and the Dynamic Delegation Discovery Service”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2007 by L. Daigle. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to define a new, straightforward Dynamic Delegation Discovery Service (DDDS) application to allow mapping of domain names to URIs for particular application services and protocols. Although defined as a new DDDS application, dubbed U-NAPTR, this is effectively an extension of the Straightforward NAPTR (S-NAPTR) DDDS Application. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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