RFC 7488 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Port Control Protocol Server Selection
Overview
RFC 7488, “Port Control Protocol Server Selection”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2015 by M. Boucadair, R. Penno, D. Wing, P. Patil, T. Reddy. It updates RFC 6887. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the behavior to be followed by a Port Control Protocol (PCP) client to contact its PCP server(s) when one or several PCP server IP addresses are configured.
This document updates RFC 6887.
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
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- RFC 7489 Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance
- RFC 7486 HTTP Origin-Bound Authentication
- RFC 7490 Remote Loop-Free Alternate Fast Reroute
- RFC 7485 Inventory and Analysis of WHOIS Registration Objects
- RFC 7491 A PCE-Based Architecture for Application-Based Network Operations
- RFC 7484 Finding the Authoritative Registration Data Service
- RFC 7492 Analysis of Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Security According to the Keying and Authentication for Routing Protocols Design Guidelines