Network Working Group H. Schulzrinne Request for Comments: 3487 Columbia University Category: Informational February 2003 Requirements for Resource Priority Mechanisms for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2003). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This document summarizes requirements for prioritizing access to circuit-switched network, end system and proxy resources for emergency preparedness communications using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................ 2 2. Terminology ................................................. 3 3. Resources ................................................... 4 4. Network Topologies .......................................... 5 5. Network Models .............................................. 6 6. Relationship to Emergency Call Services ..................... 7 7. SIP Call Routing ............................................ 8 8. Policy and Mechanism ........................................ 8 9. Requirements ................................................ 9 10. Security Requirements ....................................... 12 10.1 Authentication and Authorization ....................... 12 10.2 Confidentiality and Integrity .......................... 13 10.3 Anonymity .............................................. 14 10.4 Denial-of-Service Attacks .............................. 14 11. Security Considerations ..................................... 15 12. Acknowledgements ............................................ 15 13. Normative References ........................................ 15 14. Informative References ...................................... 15 15. Author's Address ............................................ 16 16. Full Copyright Statement .................................... 17 Schulzrinne Informational