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Vendor Extensions for Service Location Protocol, Version 2

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Network Working Group                                         E. Guttman
Request for Comments: 3224                              Sun Microsystems
Updates: 2608                                               January 2002
Category: Standards Track


       Vendor Extensions for Service Location Protocol, Version 2

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 specifies how the features of the Service Location
   Protocol, Version 2 allow for vendor extensibility safely, with no
   possibility of collisions.  The specification introduces a new SLPv2
   extension:  The Vendor Opaque Extension.  While proprietary protocol
   extensions are not encouraged by IETF standards, it is important that
   they not hinder interoperability of compliant implementations when
   they are undertaken.  This document udpates RFC 2608, "The Service
   Location Protocol."

Table of Contents

   1.0   Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
      1.1   Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  2
   2.0   Enterprise Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   3.0   Naming Authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.0   Vendor Defined Attributes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   5.0   Vendor Opaque Extension  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
      5.1 Vendor Opaque Extension Format  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
      5.2 Example: Acme Extension for UA Authentication . . . . . . .  6
   6.0   Extensions Requiring IETF Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
   7.0   IANA Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
   8.0   Security Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
   Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
   Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10



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