RFC 6972

Problem Statement and Requirements of the Peer-to-Peer Streaming Protocol (PPSP), July 2013

File formats:
icon for text file icon for PDF icon for HTML
Status:
INFORMATIONAL
Authors:
Y. Zhang
N. Zong
Stream:
IETF
Source:
ppsp (tsv)

Cite this RFC: TXT  |  XML  |   BibTeX

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6972

Discuss this RFC: Send questions or comments to the mailing list ppsp@ietf.org

Other actions: Submit Errata  |  Find IPR Disclosures from the IETF  |  View History of RFC 6972


Abstract

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) streaming systems becoming more and more popular on the Internet, and most of them are using proprietary protocols. This document identifies problems associated with proprietary protocols; proposes the development of the Peer-to-Peer Streaming Protocol (PPSP), which includes the tracker and peer protocols; and discusses the scope, requirements, and use cases of PPSP.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




Advanced Search