RFC 7220 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Description Option for the Port Control Protocol
Overview
RFC 7220, “Description Option for the Port Control Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2014 by M. Boucadair, R. Penno, D. Wing. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document extends the Port Control Protocol (PCP) with the ability to associate a description with a PCP-instantiated mapping. It does this by defining a new DESCRIPTION option.
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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