Network Working Group G. Hellstrom Internet-Draft Omnitor Intended status: Informational A. van Wijk Expires: May 10, 2008 Foundation AnnieS November 07, 2007 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Registration of the Text- turntaking Media Feature Tag draft-hellstrom-text-turntaking-00.txt Status of this Memo By submitting this Internet-Draft, each author represents that any applicable patent or other IPR claims of which he or she is aware have been or will be disclosed, and any of which he or she becomes aware will be disclosed, in accordance with Section 6 of BCP 79. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- Drafts. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. This Internet-Draft will expire on May 10, 2008. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). Abstract This memo defines a new Media Feature Tag "text-turntaking" for use in SIP registration and session establishment. This is used to indicate if a device capable of text communication has limitations in its capabilities requiring the users to apply some turn-taking habits. Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 1] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 To the RFC editor Please replace y.y with the assigned ASN.1 identifier and XXXX with the RFC number of this specification. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Intellectual Property and Copyright Statements . . . . . . . . . . 7 Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 2] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 1. Introduction Media feature tags for use in SIP headers are introduced in RFC 3840 [1]. They are used with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). When interworking with legacy telecommunication devices through a gateway, an IP based text phone using SIP may be required to limit its capabilities to match those devices. For example, V.21 based textphones are full duplex in transport, but have varying handling of the presentation. Some types merge the two sources in one window. Some have a kind of irc-like display with labels in front of the text from different participants. And yet some do a split in two windows of real-time text from each direction. In order for a SIP-based text capable device to display an appropriate user interface when interacting with one of these legacy devices, it is necessary to convey a parameter indicating the limited capability of the legacy device. It is also of interest to route calls to the most capable device. When it is interacting with a legacy device, an IP text phone may receive an offer that contains the 'text-turntaking' tag indicating some restriction. That tag then acts as a cue to configure the user interface appropriately, although there is nothing in the generated answer to indicate that this has been done. Similiarly, if an answer is received that contains a 'text-turntaking' tag, that indicates that the remote device has limited capabilities, and the user- interface should present some indication of this to the user. More information on handling of real-time text is found in Framework for real-time text over IP using the Session Initiation Protocol [1]. This memo defines such a parameter. 2. Terminology The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [2]. 3. IANA Considerations This specification defines a Media Feature tag 'text-turntaking'. Its formatting in SIP headers is described in the following: Media Feature Tag name: sip.text-turntaking Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 3] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 ASN.1 Identifier: y.y. Summary of the media feature indicated by this tag: The sip.text- turntaking media feature tag indicates whether a communications device can simultaneously handle the real-time text medium and audio in its user interface or towards attached devices, or if limitations must be applied by users who communicate with the device. Values appropriate for use with this feature tag: Token with an equality relationship. Defined values are: no: The device can handle real-time text simultaneously in both directions and if it supports audio, it can also be handled simultaneously. (default) unspecified: The device requires some ordered turn-taking to take place. It is not specified how strict this turntaking must be, and it is left to the users to figure out what level of turntaking signaling is needed. soft: The device can handle simultaneous transmission of text in both directions, but there is a risk that the display is made in one window so that it requires "soft" turntaking indications in order to get a readable display. Simultaneous transmission can be used for interruptions and alerting. If audio is supported, it is handled alternating with text. strict: The device cannot handle real-time text transmission in both directions in its user interface or towards attached devices. Strict turntaking must be applied by the users and is usually signalled by agreed turntaking indicators in the text medium. If audio is supported, it shall only be used alternating with text. The feature tag is intended primarily for use in the following applications, protocols, services, or negotiation mechanisms: This feature tag is most useful in a communications application for describing the capabilities of a PSTN textphone gateway, connecting SIP devices with legacy textphones, with the intention both to support routing of the call and indication to the SIP device user if turntaking must be applied. Examples of typical use: Choosing to communicate with a native, real- time text capable device rather than a legacy textphone behind a gateway, when a selection is possible. Instruct the user of the SIP device about the need to apply turntaking habits as used with legacy textphones when the call is made through a gateway with that kind of Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 4] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 device. Related standards or documents: RFC XXXX. Security Considerations: Security considerations for this media feature tag are discussed in Section 11.1 of RFC 3840. 4. Example The following example shows the use of the 'text-turntaking' tag in a SIP message. REGISTER sip:example.com SIP/2.0 From: sip:user@example.com;tag=asd98 To: sip:user@example.com Call-ID: hh89as0d-asd88jkk@host.example.com CSeq: 9987 REGISTER Max-Forwards: 70 Via: SIP/2.0/UDP host.example.com;branch=z9hG4bKnashds8 Contact: ;audio;text;text-turntaking=soft Content-Length: 0 5. Security Considerations Security considerations for this media feature tag are discussed in Section 11.1 of RFC 3840. 6. Acknowledgements The need for this registration was discussed with Barry Dingle, Gonzalo Camarillo , and Colin Perkins. 7. Normative References [1] Wijk, A. and G. Gybels, "Framework for real-time text over IP using the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)", draft-ietf-sipping-toip-08 (work in progress), October 2007. [2] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. [3] Holtman, K., Mutz, A., and T. Hardie, "Media Feature Tag Registration Procedure", BCP 31, RFC 2506, March 1999. Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 5] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 [4] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., and P. Kyzivat, "Indicating User Agent Capabilities in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)", RFC 3840, August 2004. [5] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston, A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M., and E. Schooler, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", RFC 3261, June 2002. Authors' Addresses Gunnar Hellstrom Omnitor Box 92 054 Stockholm 12006 Sweden Email: gunnar.hellstrom@omnitor.se URI: http://www.omnitor.se Arnoud A. T. van Wijk Foundation AnnieS Postbus 3 9700 AA Groningen The Netherlands Email: arnoud@annies.nl URI: http://www.annies.nl/content/inEnglish/home.asp Hellstrom & van Wijk Expires May 10, 2008 [Page 6] Internet-Draft 'Text-turntaking' Media Feature Tag November 2007 Full Copyright Statement Copyright (C) The IETF Trust (2007). This document is subject to the rights, licenses and restrictions contained in BCP 78, and except as set forth therein, the authors retain all their rights. This document and the information contained herein are provided on an "AS IS" basis and THE CONTRIBUTOR, THE ORGANIZATION HE/SHE REPRESENTS OR IS SPONSORED BY (IF ANY), THE INTERNET SOCIETY, THE IETF TRUST AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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