The WebSocket Protocol as a Transport for the Message Session Relay Protocol
RFC 7977, “The WebSocket Protocol as a Transport for the Message Session Relay Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in September 2016 by P. Dunkley, G. Llewellyn, V. Pascual, G. Salgueiro, R. Ravindranath. It updates RFC 4975, RFC 4976. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The WebSocket protocol enables two-way real-time communication between clients and servers in situations where direct access to TCP and UDP is not available (for example, from within JavaScript in a web browser). This document specifies a new WebSocket subprotocol as a reliable transport mechanism between Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) clients and relays to enable usage of MSRP in new scenarios. This document normatively updates RFCs 4975 and 4976.
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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- RFC 7976 Updates to Private Header Extension Usage in Session Initiation Protocol Requests and Responses
- RFC 7978 Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links : RBridge Channel Header Extension
- RFC 7975 Request Routing Redirection Interface for Content Delivery Network Interconnection
- RFC 7979 Response to the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group Request for Proposals on the IANA Protocol Parameters Registries
- RFC 7974 An Experimental TCP Option for Host Identification
- RFC 7980 A Framework for Defining Network Complexity
- RFC 7973 Assignment of an Ethertype for IPv6 with Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network Encapsulation
- RFC 7981 IS-IS Extensions for Advertising Router Information