!!! Overview[1]
A Service record ([SRV] record) is defined in [RFC 2052] and a specification of data in the [Domain Name System] defining the location, i.e. the hostname and port number, of servers for specified services. 


[{$pagename}] is defined in [RFC 2782], and its type code is 33. Some Internet protocols such as the [Session Initiation Protocol] ([SIP]) and the [Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol] ([XMPP]) often require [{$pagename}] by network elements.

!! Category
%%category [Domain Name System] ([DNS])%%


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* [#1] - [SRV record|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record|target='_blank'] - based on 2013-11-11