LoST: A Location-to-Service Translation Protocol
RFC 5222, “LoST: A Location-to-Service Translation Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2008 by T. Hardie, A. Newton, H. Schulzrinne, H. Tschofenig. It has since been updated by RFC 6848, RFC 8917, RFC 9036. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes an XML-based protocol for mapping service identifiers and geodetic or civic location information to service contact URIs. In particular, it can be used to determine the location-appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for emergency services. [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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- RFC 5221 Requirements for Address Selection Mechanisms
- RFC 5223 Discovering Location-to-Service Translation Servers Using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
- RFC 5220 Problem Statement for Default Address Selection in Multi-Prefix Environments: Operational Issues of RFC 3484 Default Rules
- RFC 5224 Diameter Policy Processing Application
- RFC 5219 A More Loss-Tolerant RTP Payload Format for MP3 Audio
- RFC 5225 RObust Header Compression Version 2 : Profiles for RTP, UDP, IP, ESP and UDP-Lite
- RFC 5218 What Makes for a Successful Protocol?
- RFC 5226 Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs