RFC 8075 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2017

Guidelines for Mapping Implementations: HTTP to the Constrained Application Protocol

Overview

RFC 8075, “Guidelines for Mapping Implementations: HTTP to the Constrained Application Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2017 by A. Castellani, S. Loreto, A. Rahman, T. Fossati, E. Dijk. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document provides reference information for implementing a cross-protocol network proxy that performs translation from the HTTP protocol to the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP). This will enable an HTTP client to access resources on a CoAP server through the proxy. This document describes how an HTTP request is mapped to a CoAP request and how a CoAP response is mapped back to an HTTP response. This includes guidelines for status code, URI, and media type mappings, as well as additional interworking advice.

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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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