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IETF RFC 7252
[ACTIVE]

The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)

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Publisher
IETF
Doc Type
Standard
Pages
112
Abstract
The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) is a specialized web transfer protocol for use with constrained nodes and constrained (e.g., low-power, lossy) networks. The nodes often have 8-bit microcontrollers with small amounts of ROM and RAM, while constrained networks such as IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs) often have high packet error rates and a typical throughput of 10s of kbit/s. The protocol is designed for machine- to-machine (M2M) applications such as smart energy and building automation. CoAP provides a request/response interaction model between application endpoints, supports built-in discovery of services and resources, and includes key concepts of the Web such as URIs and Internet media types. CoAP is designed to easily interface with HTTP for integration with the Web while meeting specialized requirements such as multicast support, very low overhead, and simplicity for constrained environments.
Publication Date
2014-06-01
Status Note
Proposed Standard
DOI
10.17487/RFC7252
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7252
Author(s)
Zach Shelby
Klaus Hartke
Carsten Bormann
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  • ▶ IETF RFC 7252 (2014-06-01)
    THIS DOC [ACTIVE] [LATEST VERSION]

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  • IETF RFC 7959 [Active*]
  • RFC8613 NOT IN REGISTRY
  • RFC8974 NOT IN REGISTRY
  • RFC9175 NOT IN REGISTRY
  • RFC9876 NOT IN REGISTRY

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