RFC 7573 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2015

Interworking between the Session Initiation Protocol and the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol : One-to-One Text Chat Sessions

Overview

RFC 7573, “Interworking between the Session Initiation Protocol and the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol : One-to-One Text Chat Sessions”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2015 by P. Saint-Andre, S. Loreto. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a bidirectional protocol mapping for the exchange of instant messages in the context of a one-to-one chat session between a user of the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and a user of the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). Specifically for SIP text chat, this document specifies a mapping to the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP).

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