RFC 8829 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2021

JavaScript Session Establishment Protocol

Overview

RFC 8829, “JavaScript Session Establishment Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2021 by J. Uberti, C. Jennings, E. Rescorla. It has been obsoleted by RFC 9429 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the mechanisms for allowing a JavaScript application to control the signaling plane of a multimedia session via the interface specified in the W3C RTCPeerConnection API and discusses how this relates to existing signaling protocols.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 9429
Other RFCs from 2021

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