RFC 5808 · INFORMATIONAL · 2010
MON · 14 SEP 2026
Requirements for a Location-by-Reference Mechanism
Overview
RFC 5808, “Requirements for a Location-by-Reference Mechanism”, is an Informational document published in May 2010 by R. Marshall. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines terminology and provides requirements relating to the Location-by-Reference approach using a location Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) to handle location information within signaling and other Internet messaging. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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