RFC 4992 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
XML Pipelining with Chunks for the Internet Registry Information Service
Overview
RFC 4992, “XML Pipelining with Chunks for the Internet Registry Information Service”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2007 by A. Newton. It updates RFC 3981. It has since been updated by RFC 8996. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a simple TCP transfer protocol for the Internet Registry Information Service (IRIS). Data is transferred between clients and servers using chunks to achieve pipelining. [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 2007
- RFC 4991 A Common Schema for Internet Registry Information Service Transfer Protocols
- RFC 4993 A Lightweight UDP Transfer Protocol for the Internet Registry Information Service
- RFC 4990 Use of Addresses in Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching Networks
- RFC 4994 DHCPv6 Relay Agent Echo Request Option
- RFC 4995 The RObust Header Compression Framework
- RFC 4988 Mobile IPv4 Fast Handovers
- RFC 4996 RObust Header Compression : A Profile for TCP/IP
- RFC 4987 TCP SYN Flooding Attacks and Common Mitigations