Geographic Location for Media over QUIC Relays rev 01 lands on the IETF Datatracker
This document defines a mechanism for Media over QUIC (MoQ) relays to advertise their geographic location (geocode) and related path metrics. Some clients require their media data to remain locally or geo-fenced within specific jurisdictions for privacy and security compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or sector-specific regulations). This mechanism enables service providers to track the geographic path of media packets through the relay mesh and to enforce geo-fencing policies. It supports Geo-Distributed Orchestration and Routing (GDOR), data residency compliance, latency optimization, and relay selection. The specification includes optional IATA airport codes as human-readable geographic identifiers for major relay locations.
Draft Snapshot
- Draft:
draft-altanai-moq-relay-geocode - Revision: 01
- Last updated: 2026-07-24
- Source: IETF Datatracker
Summary
This document defines a mechanism for Media over QUIC (MoQ) relays to advertise their geographic location (geocode) and related path metrics. Some clients require their media data to remain locally or geo-fenced within specific jurisdictions for privacy and security compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or sector-specific regulations). This mechanism enables service providers to track the geographic path of media packets through the relay mesh and to enforce geo-fencing policies. It supports Geo-Distributed Orchestration and Routing (GDOR), data residency compliance, latency optimization, and relay selection. The specification includes optional IATA airport codes as human-readable geographic identifiers for major relay locations.
Analysis
This draft is directly relevant to the MOQ ecosystem and worth tracking because it reflects current protocol work or adjacent implementation guidance from the IETF process.
Abstract
This document defines a mechanism for Media over QUIC (MoQ) relays to advertise their geographic location (geocode) and related path metrics. Some clients require their media data to remain locally or geo-fenced within specific jurisdictions for privacy and security compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, or sector-specific regulations). This mechanism enables service providers to track the geographic path of media packets through the relay mesh and to enforce geo-fencing policies. It supports Geo-Distributed Orchestration and Routing (GDOR), data residency compliance, latency optimization, and relay selection. The specification includes optional IATA airport codes as human-readable geographic identifiers for major relay locations.