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RFC 6084: General Internet Signaling Transport (GIST) over Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS)

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The General Internet Signaling Transport (GIST) protocol currently uses TCP or Transport Layer Security (TLS) over TCP for Connection mode operation. This document describes the usage of GIST over the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) and Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS). This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC6084
Published
January 2011
Authors
X. Fu; C. Dickmann; J. Crowcroft
Status
EXPERIMENTAL
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
12
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RFC 8996

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