SRV

A Service Record (SRV record) is a specification of data in the Domain Name System containing information about IP and port for a specific service.

It is used by domain servers to keep track of their own changes without having to contact a central DNS server.

An SRV record has the form:

_Service._Proto.Name TTL Class SRV Priority Weight Port Target

Item Description
Service Identifier for the service.
Proto The service protocol.
Name Domain name where the record is valid.
TTL DNS time to live.
Class DNS class (IN for Internet).
Priority Target host priority, lower value means more preferred.
Weight A relative weight for records with the same priority.
Port Port for the service.
Target Hostname for the service provider.