File formats:

Status:

HISTORIC (changed from PROPOSED STANDARD)

Obsoleted by:

RFC 6891

Updates:

RFC 1035

Updated by:

RFC 3363, RFC 3364

Author:

M. Crawford

Stream:

IETF

Source:

dnsind (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2673

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Abstract

This document defines a "Bit-String Label" which may appear within domain names. This new label type compactly represents a sequence of "One-Bit Labels" and enables resource records to be stored at any bit- boundary in a binary-named section of the domain name tree. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.