RFC 8216 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
HTTP Live Streaming
Overview
RFC 8216, “HTTP Live Streaming”, is an Informational document published in August 2017 by R. Pantos, W. May. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a protocol for transferring unbounded streams of multimedia data. It specifies the data format of the files and the actions to be taken by the server (sender) and the clients (receivers) of the streams. It describes version 7 of this protocol.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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