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RFC 5580: Carrying Location Objects in RADIUS and Diameter

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This document describes procedures for conveying access-network ownership and location information based on civic and geospatial location formats in Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) and Diameter. The distribution of location information is a privacy-sensitive task. Dealing with mechanisms to preserve the user's privacy is important and is addressed in this document. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5580
Published
August 2009
Authors
H. Tschofenig; F. Adrangi; M. Jones; A. Lior; B. Aboba
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
rai
Pages
53
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Updated by:
RFC 8559

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