RFC 6079 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2011

HIP BONE: Host Identity Protocol Based Overlay Networking Environment

Overview

RFC 6079, “HIP BONE: Host Identity Protocol Based Overlay Networking Environment”, is an Experimental document published in January 2011 by G. Camarillo, P. Nikander, J. Hautakorpi, A. Keranen, A. Johnston. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a framework to build HIP-based (Host Identity Protocol) overlay networks. This framework uses HIP to perform connection management. Other functions, such as data storage and retrieval or overlay maintenance, are implemented using protocols other than HIP. These protocols are loosely referred to as "peer protocols". This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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

What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

Read this RFC

The canonical text of RFC 6079 is hosted at rfc-editor.org. Available in TXT,HTML.

Other RFCs from 2011

Who Is Online

In total there are 88 users online: 0 registered, 83 guests and 5 bots.

Most users ever online was 1,226 on 13 Jun 2026, 3:56 am.

Bots: AhrefsBot Applebot Baiduspider Other Bot SemrushBot

Users active in the past 15 minutes. Total registered members: 354