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PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

H. Schulzrinne
J. Polk
H. Tschofenig

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ecrit (rai)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5223

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Abstract

The Location-to-Service Translation (LoST) Protocol describes an XML-based protocol for mapping service identifiers and geospatial orcivic location information to service contact Uniform ResourceLocators (URLs). LoST servers can be located anywhere, but aplacement closer to the end host, e.g., in the access network, isdesirable. In disaster situations with intermittent networkconnectivity, such a LoST server placement provides benefitsregarding the resiliency of emergency service communication.

This document describes how a LoST client can discover a LoST serverusing the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.