The IESG has approved the following document: - 'HIP (Host Identity Protocol) Immediate Carriage and Conveyance of Upper- layer Protocol Signaling (HICCUPS)' <draft-ietf-hip-hiccups-05.txt> as an Experimental RFC This document is the product of the Host Identity Protocol Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Ralph Droms and Jari Arkko. A URL of this Internet Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-hip-hiccups/ Technical Summary This document defines a new HIP (Host Identity Protocol) packet type called DATA. HIP DATA packets are used to securely and reliably convey arbitrary protocol messages over the Internet and various overlay networks. Working Group Summary There was strong consensus on this document. Document Quality There are prototype implementations of this spec. A few vendors have expressed interest in implementing this in the context of HIP BONE overlays. Personnel David Ward is the document shepherd for this document. Ralph Droms is the responsible AD for this document. RFC Editor Note Please make the following change in section 3.1.2: OLD: Before two HIP hosts exchange upper-layer traffic, they perform a four-way handshake that is referred to as the HIP base exchange. Figure 2 illustrates the HIP base exchange. The initiator sends an NEW: Typically, before two HIP hosts exchange upper-layer traffic, they perform a four-way handshake that is referred to as the HIP base exchange. Figure 2 illustrates the HIP base exchange. The initiator sends an _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
