RFC 6848 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2013

Specifying Civic Address Extensions in the Presence Information Data Format Location Object

Overview

RFC 6848, “Specifying Civic Address Extensions in the Presence Information Data Format Location Object”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2013 by J. Winterbottom, M. Thomson, R. Barnes, B. Rosen, R. George. It updates RFC 4776, RFC 5222. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

New fields are occasionally added to civic addresses. A backward- compatible mechanism for adding civic address elements to the Geopriv civic address format is described. A formal mechanism for handling unsupported extensions when translating between XML and DHCP civic address forms is defined for entities that need to perform this translation. Initial extensions for some new elements are also defined. The Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) protocol mechanism (defined in RFC 5222) that returns civic address element names used for validation of location information is clarified and is normatively updated to require a qualifying namespace identifier on each civic address element returned as part of the validation process. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 4776 RFC 5222
Other RFCs from 2013

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