[Slim] RFC 8373 on Negotiating Human Language in Real-Time Communications

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        RFC 8373

        Title:      Negotiating Human Language in Real-Time 
                    Communications 
        Author:     R. Gellens
        Status:     Standards Track
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       May 2018
        Mailbox:    rg+ietf@coretechnologyconsulting.com
        Pages:      13
        Characters: 27727
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:   None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-slim-negotiating-human-language-24.txt

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8373

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC8373

Users have various human (i.e., natural) language needs, abilities,
and preferences regarding spoken, written, and signed languages.
This document defines new Session Description Protocol (SDP) media-
level attributes so that when establishing interactive communication
sessions ("calls"), it is possible to negotiate (i.e., communicate
and match) the caller's language and media needs with the
capabilities of the called party.  This is especially important for
emergency calls, because it allows for a call to be handled by a call
taker capable of communicating with the user or for a translator or
relay operator to be bridged into the call during setup.  However,
this also applies to non-emergency calls (for example, calls to a
company call center).

This document describes the need as well as a solution that uses new
SDP media attributes.

This document is a product of the Selection of Language for Internet Media Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard.

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