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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP-for-IPv4) Option for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers

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Network Working Group                                     H. Schulzrinne
Request for Comments: 3361                           Columbia University
Category: Standards Track                                    August 2002


          Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP-for-IPv4)
          Option for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document defines a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
   (DHCP-for-IPv4) option that contains a list of domain names or IPv4
   addresses that can be mapped to one or more Session Initiation
   Protocol (SIP) outbound proxy servers.  This is one of the many
   methods that a SIP client can use to obtain the addresses of such a
   local SIP server.

1.  Terminology

        DHCP client: A DHCP [1] client is an Internet host that uses
             DHCP to obtain configuration parameters such as a network
             address.

        DHCP server: A DHCP server is an Internet host that returns
             configuration parameters to DHCP clients.

        SIP server: As defined in RFC 3261 [2].  This server MUST be an
            outbound proxy server, as defined in [3].  In the context of
            this document, a SIP server refers to the host the SIP
            server is running on.

        SIP client: As defined in RFC 3261.  The client can be a user
            agent client or the client portion of a proxy server.  In
            the context of this document, a SIP client refers to the
            host the SIP client is running on.




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