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<pre>Network Working Group G. Parsons
Request for Comments: 3362 Nortel Networks
Category: Standards Track August 2002
<span class="h1">Real-time Facsimile (T.38) - image/t38</span>
<span class="h1">MIME Sub-type Registration</span>
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2002). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document describes the registration of the MIME sub-type
image/t38. The encoding is defined by ITU Recommendation T.38 and is
intended for use as an Session Description Protocol (SDP) media
descriptor.
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-1" href="#section-1">1</a>. Conventions used in this document</span>
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 <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp14">BCP 14</a>, <a href="./rfc2119">RFC 2119</a>
[<a href="#ref-REQ" title=""Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels"">REQ</a>].
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-2" href="#section-2">2</a>. Overview</span>
This document describes the registration of the MIME sub-type
image/t38. The encoding is defined by [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] and is intended for use
as an SDP media descriptor.
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-3" href="#section-3">3</a>. T.38 Definition</span>
ITU-T Recommendation T.38 [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] describes the technical features
necessary to transfer facsimile documents in real-time between two
standard Group 3 facsimile terminals over the Internet or other
networks using IP protocols. The Recommendation allows the use of
either TCP or UDP depending on the service environment.
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ITU-T Recommendation T.38 [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] Annex D describes system level
requirements and procedures for internet aware facsimile
implementations and internet aware facsimile gateways conforming to
ITU-T T.38 to establish calls with other ITU-T T.38 implementations
using the procedures defined in IETF <a href="./rfc2543">RFC 2543</a> [<a href="#ref-SIP-99" title=""SIP: Session Initiation Protocol"">SIP-99</a>] and IETF <a href="./rfc2327">RFC</a>
<a href="./rfc2327">2327</a> [<a href="#ref-SDP" title=""SDP: Session Description Protocol"">SDP</a>].
Note that ITU-T T.38 Recommendation T.38 (04/02) [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] is an
aggregation of the original ITU-T Recommendation T.38 (06/98) [T.38-
98] and all of the subsequent Amendments and Corrigendum including
[<a href="#ref-T.38D-00" title="'SIP/SDP Call Establishment Procedures'">T.38D-00</a>]. While [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] and [<a href="#ref-T.38D-00" title="'SIP/SDP Call Establishment Procedures'">T.38D-00</a>] describe SIP procedures per
[<a href="#ref-SIP-99" title=""SIP: Session Initiation Protocol"">SIP-99</a>], the procedures can also be applied to the revised Session
Initiation Protocol specification [<a href="#ref-SIP" title=""SIP: Session Initiation Protocol"">SIP</a>].
<span class="h3"><a class="selflink" id="section-3.1" href="#section-3.1">3.1</a> image/t38 Usage</span>
Annex D of [<a href="#ref-T.38" title="'Procedures for real-time Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks'">T.38</a>] describes that the image/t38 media type is intended
to indicate a T.38 media stream in SDP.
This media type registration is not intended for email usage.
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-4" href="#section-4">4</a>. IANA Registration</span>
To: ietf-types@iana.org
Subject: Registration of Standard MIME media type image/t38
MIME media type name: image
MIME subtype name: t38
Required parameters: none
Optional parameters: none
Encoding considerations: Binary
Security considerations:
This content denotes a facsimile bit stream that may or
may not be encrypted.
Interoperability considerations :
This MIME media subtype is intended to be used as a
parameter by SDP in SIP call setup for T.38 as described in
ITU-T Rec. T.38 Annex D. Any use of this media type by
email applications is not defined and as a result is not
guaranteed to interoperate with a T.38 stream.
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Published specification:
ITU-T Recommendation T.38, 'Procedures for real-time
Group 3 facsimile communication over IP networks', April
2002.
A copy of the T.38 specifications can be found at:
<a href="http://www.itu.int/rec/recommendation">http://www.itu.int/rec/recommendation</a>.asp?type=folders&
lang=e&parent=T-REC-T.38
Applications which use this media type:
Real-time facsimile (fax)
Additional information:
Magic number(s):
II (little-endian):
MM (big-endian):
File extension(s): .T38
Macintosh File Type Code(s): T38
Person & email address to contact for further information:
Glenn W. Parsons
gparsons@nortelnetworks.com
Intended usage: COMMON
Change controller: Glenn Parsons
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-5" href="#section-5">5</a>. Security Considerations</span>
Security considerations for this media type are discussed in the MIME
type registration that appears in <a href="#section-4">section 4</a>.
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-6" href="#section-6">6</a>. References</span>
[<a id="ref-REQ">REQ</a>] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
Requirement Levels", <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp14">BCP 14</a>, <a href="./rfc2119">RFC 2119</a>, March 1997.
[<a id="ref-MIME4">MIME4</a>] Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail
Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures", <a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp13">BCP</a>
<a href="https://www.rfc-editor.org/bcp/bcp13">13</a>, <a href="./rfc2048">RFC 2048</a>, November 1996.
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[<a id="ref-SDP">SDP</a>] Handley, M. and V. Jacobson, "SDP: Session Description
Protocol", <a href="./rfc2327">RFC 2327</a>, April 1998.
[<a id="ref-SIP">SIP</a>] Rosenberg, J., Schulzrinne, H., Camarillo, G., Johnston,
A., Peterson, J., Sparks, R., Handley, M. and E. Schooler,
"SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", <a href="./rfc3261">RFC 3261</a>, June 2002.
[<a id="ref-SIP-99">SIP-99</a>] Handley, M., Schulzrinne, H., Schooler, E. and J.
Rosenberg, "SIP: Session Initiation Protocol", <a href="./rfc2543">RFC 2543</a>,
March 1999.
[<a id="ref-T.38">T.38</a>] ITU-T Recommendation T.38, 'Procedures for real-time Group
3 facsimile communication over IP networks', April 2002.
[<a id="ref-T.38-98">T.38-98</a>] ITU-T Recommendation T.38, 'Procedures for real-time Group
3 facsimile communication over IP networks', June 1998.
[<a id="ref-T.38D-00">T.38D-00</a>] ITU-T Recommendation T.38 Amendment 2 Annex D, 'SIP/SDP
Call Establishment Procedures', February 2000.
<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-7" href="#section-7">7</a>. Authors' Address</span>
Glenn W. Parsons
Nortel Networks
P.O. Box 3511, Station C
Ottawa, ON K1Y 4H7
Canada
Phone: +1-613-763-7582
Fax: +1-613-763-2697
EMail: gparsons@nortelnetworks.com
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<span class="h2"><a class="selflink" id="section-8" href="#section-8">8</a>. Full Copyright Statement</span>
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