The IESG has approved the following document: - 'The WebSocket Protocol as a Transport for the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP)' (draft-pd-dispatch-msrp-websocket-15.txt) as Proposed Standard This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Ben Campbell. A URL of this Internet Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-pd-dispatch-msrp-websocket/ Technical Summary The WebSocket protocol enables two-way real-time communication between clients and servers in situations where direct access to TCP and UDP are not available (for example, from within Javascript in a web browser). This document specifies a new WebSocket sub-protocol as a reliable transport mechanism between MSRP (Message Session Relay Protocol) clients and relays to enable usage of MSRP in new scenarios. This document normatively updates RFC 4975 and RFC 4976. Working Group Summary This document has been reviewed by the DISPATCH WG, although it is not a WG document. Per the DISPATCH process, this document is being progressed as AD sponsored as the protocol to which it relates was developed in a WG that is now closed and the scope of the protocol work in this document was deemed appropriate for AD sponsorship. Document Quality The document has been reviewed by the DISPATCH WG. Ben Campbell (pre-AD days) did an expert review of the document and his comments have been addressed. Personnel Mary Barnes is the document shepherd and Ben Campbell is the responsible AD.
