Terminology and Goals for Internet Fax
RFC 2542
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RFC - Informational
(March 1999; No errata)
Was draft-ietf-fax-goals (fax WG)
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Network Working Group L. Masinter
Request for Comments: 2542 Xerox Corporation
Category: Informational March 1999
Terminology and Goals for Internet Fax
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines a number of terms useful for the discussion of
Internet Fax. In addition, it describes the goals of the Internet Fax
working group and establishes a baseline of desired functionality
against which protocols for Internet Fax can be judged. It
encompasses the goals for all modes of facsimile delivery, including
'real-time', 'session', and 'store and forward'. Different levels of
desirability are indicated throughout the document.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction .................................................. 2
2. Definitions and Operational Modes ............................. 3
2.1 User model of fax ........................................... 3
2.2 Definition of Internet Fax .................................. 4
2.3 Internet Fax Roles .......................................... 5
2.4 Internet Fax Devices ........................................ 5
2.5 Operational modes ........................................... 8
3. Goals for Internet Fax ........................................ 8
4. Operational Goals for Internet Fax ............................ 9
4.1 Functionality ............................................... 9
4.2 Interoperability ............................................ 9
4.3 Confirmation ................................................ 10
4.4 Quick Delivery .............................................. 11
4.5 Capabilities ................................................ 12
4.6 Simplicity .................................................. 12
4.7 Security .................................................... 13
4.8 Reliability ................................................. 14
4.9 Fax-like use ................................................ 14
4.10 Legal ...................................................... 15
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RFC 2542 Terminology and Goals for Internet Fax March 1999
5. Functional Goals for Internet Fax ............................. 15
5.1 Goals for image data representation ......................... 15
5.2 Goals for transmission ...................................... 16
5.3 Goals for addressing ........................................ 16
5.4 Goals for security .......................................... 17
5.5 Goals for capability exchange ............................... 17
6. Security Considerations ....................................... 18
7. Acknowledgements .............................................. 18
8. Author's Address .............................................. 18
9. References .................................................... 19
10. Full Copyright Statement ..................................... 20
1. Introduction
Facsimile (Fax) has a long tradition as a telephony application for
sending a document from one terminal device to another.
Many mechanisms for sending fax documents over the Internet have been
demonstrated and deployed and are currently in use. The general
application of using the Internet for facsimile is called "Internet
Fax".
This document defines a number of terms useful for the discussion of
Internet Fax. In addition, it describes the goals for Internet Fax and
establishes a baseline of desired functionality against which
protocols for Internet Fax can be judged. It encompasses the goals for
all modes of facsimile delivery, including "real-time", "session", and
"store and forward" (terms defined in Section 2 of this document).
1.1 Terminology used within this document
Within this document, different levels of desirability for a protocol
for Internet Fax are indicated by different priorities, indicated in
{braces}:
{1} there is general agreement that this is a critical
characteristic of any definition of Internet Fax.
{2} most believe that this is an important characteristic
of Internet Fax.
{3} there is general belief that this is a useful feature
of Internet Fax, but that other factors might override;
a definition that does not provide this element is
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