RFC 8766 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2020
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Discovery Proxy for Multicast DNS-Based Service Discovery
Overview
RFC 8766, “Discovery Proxy for Multicast DNS-Based Service Discovery”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2020 by S. Cheshire. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a network proxy that uses Multicast DNS to automatically populate the wide-area unicast Domain Name System namespace with records describing devices and services found on the local link.
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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