RFC 4198: A Uniform Resource Name (URN) Namespace for Federated Content
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes a URN (Uniform Resource Name) namespace for identifying content resources within federated content collections. A federated content collection often does not have a strong centralized authority but relies upon shared naming, metadata, and access conventions to provide interoperability among its members. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC4198
- Published
- November 2005
- Authors
- D. Tessman
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 7
- Also known as
- —
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