I-D ACTION:draft-ietf-rap-session-auth-04.txt

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	Title		: Framework for session set-up with media authorization
	Author(s)	: L. Hamer, B. Gage, H. Shieh
	Filename	: draft-ietf-rap-session-auth-04.txt
	Pages		: 25
	Date		: 02-Jul-02
	
Establishing multimedia streams must take into account requirements 
for end-to-end QoS, authorization of network resource usage and 
accurate accounting for resources used. During session set up, 
policies may be enforced to ensure that the media streams being 
requested lie within the bounds of the service profile established 
for the requesting host. Similarly, when a host requests resources 
to provide a certain QoS for a packet flow, policies may be enforced 
to ensure that the required resources lie within the bounds of the 
resource profile established for the requesting host. 
To prevent fraud and to ensure accurate billing, we describe various 
scenarios and mechanisms that provide the linkage required to verify 
that the resources being used to provide a requested QoS are in-line 
with the media streams requested (and authorized) for the session.

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