RFC 7255 · INFORMATIONAL · 2014

Using the International Mobile station Equipment Identity Uniform Resource Name as an Instance ID

Overview

RFC 7255, “Using the International Mobile station Equipment Identity Uniform Resource Name as an Instance ID”, is an Informational document published in May 2014 by A. Allen. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This specification defines how the Uniform Resource Name (URN) reserved for the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) identities and its sub-namespace for the International Mobile station Equipment Identity (IMEI) can be used as an instance-id. Its purpose is to fulfill the requirements for defining how a specific URN needs to be constructed and used in the '+sip.instance' Contact header field parameter for outbound behavior.

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