RFC 6084 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2011

General Internet Signaling Transport over Stream Control Transmission Protocol and Datagram Transport Layer Security

Overview

RFC 6084, “General Internet Signaling Transport over Stream Control Transmission Protocol and Datagram Transport Layer Security”, is an Experimental document published in January 2011 by X. Fu, C. Dickmann, J. Crowcroft. It has since been updated by RFC 8996. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The General Internet Signaling Transport (GIST) protocol currently uses TCP or Transport Layer Security (TLS) over TCP for Connection mode operation. This document describes the usage of GIST over the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS). This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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What “Experimental” means

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

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Updated by
RFC 8996
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