A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8004 Title: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Rendezvous Extension Author: J. Laganier, L. Eggert Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: October 2016 Mailbox: julien.ietf@gmail.com, lars@netapp.com Pages: 14 Characters: 30487 Obsoletes: RFC 5204 I-D Tag: draft-ietf-hip-rfc5204-bis-08.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8004 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC8004 This document defines a rendezvous extension for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP). The rendezvous extension extends HIP and the HIP Registration Extension for initiating communication between HIP nodes via HIP rendezvous servers. Rendezvous servers improve reachability and operation when HIP nodes are multihomed or mobile. This document obsoletes RFC 5204. This document is a product of the Host Identity Protocol Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: 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 Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC