RFC 8921 · INFORMATIONAL · 2020

Dynamic Service Negotiation: The Connectivity Provisioning Negotiation Protocol

Overview

RFC 8921, “Dynamic Service Negotiation: The Connectivity Provisioning Negotiation Protocol”, is an Informational document published in October 2020 by M. Boucadair, C. Jacquenet, D. Zhang, P. Georgatsos. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines the Connectivity Provisioning Negotiation Protocol (CPNP), which is designed to facilitate the dynamic negotiation of service parameters.

CPNP is a generic protocol that can be used for various negotiation purposes that include (but are not necessarily limited to) connectivity provisioning services, storage facilities, Content Delivery Networks, etc.

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