RFC 6443 · INFORMATIONAL · 2011

Framework for Emergency Calling Using Internet Multimedia

Overview

RFC 6443, “Framework for Emergency Calling Using Internet Multimedia”, is an Informational document published in December 2011 by B. Rosen, H. Schulzrinne, J. Polk, A. Newton. It has since been updated by RFC 7852. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The IETF has standardized various aspects of placing emergency calls. This document describes how all of those component parts are used to support emergency calls from citizens and visitors to authorities. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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

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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RFC 7852
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