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| GEOPRIV H. Schulzrinne | GEOPRIV H. Schulzrinne | |||
| Internet-Draft Columbia U. | Internet-Draft Columbia U. | |||
| Expires: June 23, 2006 December 20, 2005 | Expires: July 20, 2006 January 16, 2006 | |||
| Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) Option for Civic | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) Option for Civic | |||
| Addresses Configuration Information | Addresses Configuration Information | |||
| draft-ietf-geopriv-dhcp-civil-08 | draft-ietf-geopriv-dhcp-civil-09 | |||
| Status of this Memo | Status of this Memo | |||
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| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). | Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This document specifies a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 | This document specifies a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 | |||
| and DHCPv6) option containing the civic location of the client or the | and DHCPv6) option containing the civic location of the client or the | |||
| DHCP server. The Location Configuration Information (LCI) includes | DHCP server. The Location Configuration Information (LCI) includes | |||
| information about the country, administrative units such as states, | information about the country, administrative units such as states, | |||
| provinces and cities, as well as street addresses, postal community | provinces and cities, as well as street addresses, postal community | |||
| names and building information. The option allows multiple | names and building information. The option allows multiple | |||
| renditions of the same address in different scripts and languages. | renditions of the same address in different scripts and languages. | |||
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| the DHCP server to the client, due to security concerns related to | the DHCP server to the client, due to security concerns related to | |||
| using DHCP to update the database. Within the GEOPRIV architecture | using DHCP to update the database. Within the GEOPRIV architecture | |||
| as defined by RFC 3693 [11], the defined mechanism in this document | as defined by RFC 3693 [11], the defined mechanism in this document | |||
| for conveying initial location information is known as a "sighting" | for conveying initial location information is known as a "sighting" | |||
| function. Sighting functions are not required to have security | function. Sighting functions are not required to have security | |||
| capabilities and are only intended to be configured in trusted and | capabilities and are only intended to be configured in trusted and | |||
| controlled environments. (A classic example of the sighting function | controlled environments. (A classic example of the sighting function | |||
| is a Global Positioning System wired directly to a network node.) | is a Global Positioning System wired directly to a network node.) | |||
| After initial location information has been introduced, it MUST be | After initial location information has been introduced, it MUST be | |||
| afforded the protections defined in RFC 3694 [12]. Therefore, | afforded the protections defined in RFC 3694 [12]. Therefore, | |||
| location information MUST NOT be sent from a DHCP client to a DHCP | location information SHOULD NOT be sent from a DHCP client to a DHCP | |||
| server as is normally allowed by DHCP. | server. If a client decides to send location information to the | |||
| server, it is implicitly granting that server unlimited retention and | ||||
| distribution permissions. | ||||
| End systems that obtain location information via the mechanism | End systems that obtain location information via the mechanism | |||
| described here then use other protocol mechanisms to communicate this | described here then use other protocol mechanisms to communicate this | |||
| information to an emergency call center or to convey it as part of | information to an emergency call center or to convey it as part of | |||
| presence information. | presence information. | |||
| Civic information is useful since it often provides additional, | Civic information is useful since it often provides additional, | |||
| human-usable information particularly within buildings. Also, | human-usable information particularly within buildings. Also, | |||
| compared to geospatial information, it is readily obtained for most | compared to geospatial information, it is readily obtained for most | |||
| occupied structures and can often be interpreted even if incomplete. | occupied structures and can often be interpreted even if incomplete. | |||
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| WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. | |||
| Copyright Statement | Copyright Statement | |||
| Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2005). This document is subject | Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). This document is subject | |||
| to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and | to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and | |||
| except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. | except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. | |||
| Acknowledgment | Acknowledgment | |||
| Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the | Funding for the RFC Editor function is currently provided by the | |||
| Internet Society. | Internet Society. | |||
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