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Spec: Add links to blockwise and observe
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Spec: Add etch and HTTP mapping, restructure into paragraphs
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other specs: FETCH/PATCH is more a protocol extension
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spec: Extend formats
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Expand Up @@ -41,21 +41,39 @@ <h2>IANA registry</h2>
</p>
</div>
<div class='span4'>
<h2>Other specifications</h2>
<h2>Extension specifications</h2>
<p>
Several other specifications work together to support using CoAP.
</p>
<h3>Link-format</h3>
<h3>More mechanisms</h3>
<p>
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6690'>RFC 6690</a>
defines the CoAP link-format, a simple format for exposing the
resources offered by a CoAP server as the basis for a resource directory.
With the block-wise transfer modes of
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7959'>RFC 7959</a>,
resource representations <strong>larger than a single package</strong> can be exchanged.
</p>
<p>
The observation mechanism introduced in
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7641'>RFC 7641</a>
allows clients to <strong>receive continuous updates</strong> whenever a resource is changed.
</p>
<h3>Group comm</h3>
<p>
With
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8132'>RFC 8132</a>,
the methods <strong>PATCH and FETCH</strong> are introduced.
</p>
<h3>Security extensions</h3>
<p><a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8613'>OSCORE (RFC8613)</a> provides <strong>symmetric</strong> end-to-end security;
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc9528'>EDHOC (RFC9528)</a> enables <strong>asymmetric</strong> key exchange for OSCORE and other protocols.</p>
<h3>Explored details</h3>
<p>
Employing the basic multicast functionality defined in RFC 7252,
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7390'>RFC 7390</a>
provides additional information and protocol flows for how to use CoAP for group communication.
provides additional information and protocol flows for how to use CoAP for <strong>group communication</strong>.
</p>
<p>
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8075'>RFC 8075</a>
establishes rules how CoAP services can be <strong>proxied to HTTP</strong>,
and how methods and media types are mapped.
</p>
</div>
<div class='span4'>
Expand All @@ -74,5 +92,17 @@ <h3 id="lwm2m">LWM2M</h3>
open-source implementations of the LWM2M standard are available
for the <a href="http://eclipse.org/wakaama">client</a> and <a href="https://github.com/jvermillard/leshan">server</a> sides.
Some basic testing support is also available on-line at <a href="http://coap.me">coap.me</a>.</p>
<h2>Content formats</h2>
<p>
<a href='http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6690'>RFC 6690</a>
defines the CoAP <strong>link-format</strong>, a simple format for exposing the
resources offered by a CoAP server as the basis for a resource directory.
</p>
<p>
<a href='https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8428'>SenML (RFC8428)</a> is convenient for transporting <strong>sensor</strong> and actuator data.
</p>
<p>
A format for describing concise <strong>problem details</strong> is defined in <a href=https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc9290'>RFC9290</a>.
</p>
</div>
</div>