OASIS Emergency Management TC

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        RFC 
4776

        
Title:      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4
                    
and DHCPv6) Option for Civic Addresses
                    
Configuration Information
        
Author:     H. 
Schulzrinne
        
Status:     Proposed 
Standard
        
Date:       November 
2006
        Mailbox:    hgs+geopriv@cs.columbia.edu
        
Pages:      
19
        Characters: 
45495
        Obsoletes:  
RFC4676
        See-Also:  

        I-D Tag:    
draft-rfc4676bis-00.txt

        
URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4776.txt


RFC 
4776 is being published to correct an error in the assignment of
the numeric 
value of the DHCPv6 option-code in RFC 4676 (Section 3.2).
This document 
obsoletes RFC 4676.

This document specifies a Dynamic Host Configuration 
Protocol (DHCPv4
and DHCPv6) option containing the civic location of the 
client or the
DHCP server.  The Location Configuration Information (LCI) 
includes
information about the country, administrative units such as 
states,
provinces, and cities, as well as street addresses, postal 
community
names, and building information.  The option allows 
multiple
renditions of the same address in different scripts and 
languages. 
[STANDARDS TRACK[

This document is a product of the 
Geographic Location/Privacy
Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a 
Proposed Standard Protocol.

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.

Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification 
Program
OGC
 
The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically
 
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carl Reed OGC Account <creed@opengeospatial.org>
Date: Nov 19, 2006 7:19 AM
Subject: FYI: Proposed internet standard (RFC) for civic addresses in DHCP
To: emergency@lists.oasis-open.org, OLS RWG <ols.rwg@opengeospatial.org">
ols.rwg@opengeospatial.org>
Cc: Ram Kumar <kumar.sydney@gmail.com>, public-xg-geo@w3.org



A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.

       
        RFC 4776

        Title:      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4
                    and DHCPv6) Option for Civic Addresses
                    Configuration Information
        Author:     H. Schulzrinne
        Status:     Proposed Standard
        Date:       November 2006
        Mailbox:    geopriv@cs.columbia.edu" target="_blank">
hgs+geopriv@cs.columbia.edu
        Pages:      19
        Characters: 45495
        Obsoletes:  RFC4676
        See-Also:  

        I-D Tag:    draft-rfc4676bis-00.txt

        URL:        
http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4776.txt


RFC 4776 is being published to correct an error in the assignment of
the numeric value of the DHCPv6 option-code in RFC 4676 (Section 3.2).
This document obsoletes RFC 4676.

This document specifies a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4
and DHCPv6) option containing the civic location of the client or the
DHCP server.  The Location Configuration Information (LCI) includes
information about the country, administrative units such as states,
provinces, and cities, as well as street addresses, postal community
names, and building information.  The option allows multiple
renditions of the same address in different scripts and languages. 
[STANDARDS TRACK[

This document is a product of the Geographic Location/Privacy
Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

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.
 
Carl Reed, PhD
CTO and Executive Director Specification Program
OGC
 
The OGC: Helping the World to Communicate Geographically
 
---------------------
 
This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender  immediately by return email and delete this communication and destroy all copies.

 
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." -- Albert Einstein
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller