13. Acknowledgements

The CoAP protocol is the result of many years of effort by the IETF CoRE Working Group, with support and participation from numerous contributors.

Special thanks to the CoRE Working Group chairs and all participants for their contributions to the development of this specification. Their technical insights, review comments, and suggestions were essential in shaping the CoAP protocol.

This specification benefited from comments and suggestions from many experts including Brian Frank, Cullen Jennings, David Ryan, Don Sturek, Esko Dijk, Floris Van den Abeele, Gilbert Clark, Julian Reschke, Klaus Hartke, Koojana Kuladinithi, Lisa Dusseault, M. Boucadair, Michael Scharf, Peter Saint-Andre, Peter van der Stok, Ramon Salguero, Richard Kelsey, Robert Quattlebaum, Salvatore Loreto, Thomas Fossati, Tom Herbst, Zach Shelby, and many others.

Thanks also to all who reviewed early drafts and provided valuable feedback, and to all who offered suggestions at various meetings and discussions.

This work was supported by multiple organizations and projects, including the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, participating companies, and research institutions.

Finally, thanks to the RFC Editor team for their help and guidance during the publication process.