[rfc-dist] RFC 5678 on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) Options for IEEE 802.21 Mobility Services (MoS) Discovery

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        RFC 5678

        Title:      Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv4 
                    and DHCPv6) Options for IEEE 802.21 
                    Mobility Services (MoS) Discovery 
        Author:     G. Bajko, S. Das
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       December 2009
        Mailbox:    gabor.bajko at nokia.com, 
                    subir at research.telcordia.com
        Pages:      14
        Characters: 30489
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-mipshop-mos-dhcp-options-14.txt

        URL:        http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5678.txt

This document defines new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCPv4 and DHCPv6) options that contain a list of IP addresses and
a list of domain names that can be mapped to servers providing IEEE
802.21 type of Mobility Service (MoS) (see RFC 5677).  These Mobility
Services are used to assist a mobile node (MN) in handover
preparation (network discovery) and handover decision (network
selection).  The services addressed in this document are the Media
Independent Handover Services defined in IEEE 802.21.  
[STANDARDS TRACK]

This document is a product of the Mobility for IP: Performance, Signaling and Handoff Optimization Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

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