diff --git a/api/standard/http.go b/api/standard/http.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/api/standard/http.go
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+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package standard
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/kv"
+)
+
+// NetAttributesFromHTTPRequest generates attributes of the net
+// namespace as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification for a
+// span.  The network parameter is a string that net.Dial function
+// from standard library can understand.
+func NetAttributesFromHTTPRequest(network string, request *http.Request) []kv.KeyValue {
+	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{}
+
+	switch network {
+	case "tcp", "tcp4", "tcp6":
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetTransportTCP)
+	case "udp", "udp4", "udp6":
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetTransportUDP)
+	case "ip", "ip4", "ip6":
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetTransportIP)
+	case "unix", "unixgram", "unixpacket":
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetTransportUnix)
+	default:
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetTransportOther)
+	}
+
+	peerName, peerIP, peerPort := "", "", 0
+	{
+		hostPart := request.RemoteAddr
+		portPart := ""
+		if idx := strings.LastIndex(hostPart, ":"); idx >= 0 {
+			hostPart = request.RemoteAddr[:idx]
+			portPart = request.RemoteAddr[idx+1:]
+		}
+		if hostPart != "" {
+			if ip := net.ParseIP(hostPart); ip != nil {
+				peerIP = ip.String()
+			} else {
+				peerName = hostPart
+			}
+
+			if portPart != "" {
+				numPort, err := strconv.ParseUint(portPart, 10, 16)
+				if err == nil {
+					peerPort = (int)(numPort)
+				} else {
+					peerName, peerIP = "", ""
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if peerName != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetPeerNameKey.String(peerName))
+	}
+	if peerIP != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetPeerIPKey.String(peerIP))
+	}
+	if peerPort != 0 {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetPeerPortKey.Int(peerPort))
+	}
+
+	hostIP, hostName, hostPort := "", "", 0
+	for _, someHost := range []string{request.Host, request.Header.Get("Host"), request.URL.Host} {
+		hostPart := ""
+		if idx := strings.LastIndex(someHost, ":"); idx >= 0 {
+			strPort := someHost[idx+1:]
+			numPort, err := strconv.ParseUint(strPort, 10, 16)
+			if err == nil {
+				hostPort = (int)(numPort)
+			}
+			hostPart = someHost[:idx]
+		} else {
+			hostPart = someHost
+		}
+		if hostPart != "" {
+			ip := net.ParseIP(hostPart)
+			if ip != nil {
+				hostIP = ip.String()
+			} else {
+				hostName = hostPart
+			}
+			break
+		} else {
+			hostPort = 0
+		}
+	}
+	if hostIP != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetHostIPKey.String(hostIP))
+	}
+	if hostName != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetHostNameKey.String(hostName))
+	}
+	if hostPort != 0 {
+		attrs = append(attrs, NetHostPortKey.Int(hostPort))
+	}
+
+	return attrs
+}
+
+// EndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest generates attributes of the
+// enduser namespace as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification
+// for a span.
+func EndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest(request *http.Request) []kv.KeyValue {
+	if username, _, ok := request.BasicAuth(); ok {
+		return []kv.KeyValue{EnduserIDKey.String(username)}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// HTTPClientAttributesFromHTTPRequest generates attributes of the
+// http namespace as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification for
+// a span on the client side.
+func HTTPClientAttributesFromHTTPRequest(request *http.Request) []kv.KeyValue {
+	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{}
+
+	if request.Method != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPMethodKey.String(request.Method))
+	} else {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPMethodKey.String(http.MethodGet))
+	}
+
+	attrs = append(attrs, HTTPUrlKey.String(request.URL.String()))
+
+	return append(attrs, httpCommonAttributesFromHTTPRequest(request)...)
+}
+
+func httpCommonAttributesFromHTTPRequest(request *http.Request) []kv.KeyValue {
+	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{}
+
+	if request.TLS != nil {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPSchemeHTTPS)
+	} else {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPSchemeHTTP)
+	}
+
+	if request.Host != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPHostKey.String(request.Host))
+	}
+
+	if ua := request.UserAgent(); ua != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPUserAgentKey.String(ua))
+	}
+
+	flavor := ""
+	if request.ProtoMajor == 1 {
+		flavor = fmt.Sprintf("1.%d", request.ProtoMinor)
+	} else if request.ProtoMajor == 2 {
+		flavor = "2"
+	}
+	if flavor != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPFlavorKey.String(flavor))
+	}
+
+	return attrs
+}
+
+// HTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest generates attributes of the
+// http namespace as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification for
+// a span on the server side. Currently, only basic authentication is
+// supported.
+func HTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest(serverName, route string, request *http.Request) []kv.KeyValue {
+	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{
+		HTTPMethodKey.String(request.Method),
+		HTTPTargetKey.String(request.RequestURI),
+	}
+
+	if serverName != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPServerNameKey.String(serverName))
+	}
+	if route != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPRouteKey.String(route))
+	}
+	if values, ok := request.Header["X-Forwarded-For"]; ok && len(values) > 0 {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPClientIPKey.String(values[0]))
+	}
+
+	return append(attrs, httpCommonAttributesFromHTTPRequest(request)...)
+}
+
+// HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode generates attributes of the http
+// namespace as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification for a
+// span.
+func HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(code int) []kv.KeyValue {
+	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{
+		HTTPStatusCodeKey.Int(code),
+	}
+	text := http.StatusText(code)
+	if text != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, HTTPStatusTextKey.String(text))
+	}
+	return attrs
+}
+
+type codeRange struct {
+	fromInclusive int
+	toInclusive   int
+}
+
+func (r codeRange) contains(code int) bool {
+	return r.fromInclusive <= code && code <= r.toInclusive
+}
+
+var validRangesPerCategory = map[int][]codeRange{
+	1: {
+		{http.StatusContinue, http.StatusEarlyHints},
+	},
+	2: {
+		{http.StatusOK, http.StatusAlreadyReported},
+		{http.StatusIMUsed, http.StatusIMUsed},
+	},
+	3: {
+		{http.StatusMultipleChoices, http.StatusUseProxy},
+		{http.StatusTemporaryRedirect, http.StatusPermanentRedirect},
+	},
+	4: {
+		{http.StatusBadRequest, http.StatusTeapot}, // yes, teapot is so useful…
+		{http.StatusMisdirectedRequest, http.StatusUpgradeRequired},
+		{http.StatusPreconditionRequired, http.StatusTooManyRequests},
+		{http.StatusRequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge, http.StatusRequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge},
+		{http.StatusUnavailableForLegalReasons, http.StatusUnavailableForLegalReasons},
+	},
+	5: {
+		{http.StatusInternalServerError, http.StatusLoopDetected},
+		{http.StatusNotExtended, http.StatusNetworkAuthenticationRequired},
+	},
+}
+
+// SpanStatusFromHTTPStatusCode generates a status code and a message
+// as specified by the OpenTelemetry specification for a span.
+func SpanStatusFromHTTPStatusCode(code int) (codes.Code, string) {
+	spanCode := func() codes.Code {
+		category := code / 100
+		ranges, ok := validRangesPerCategory[category]
+		if !ok {
+			return codes.Unknown
+		}
+		ok = false
+		for _, crange := range ranges {
+			ok = crange.contains(code)
+			if ok {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			return codes.Unknown
+		}
+		switch code {
+		case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+			return codes.Unauthenticated
+		case http.StatusForbidden:
+			return codes.PermissionDenied
+		case http.StatusNotFound:
+			return codes.NotFound
+		case http.StatusTooManyRequests:
+			return codes.ResourceExhausted
+		case http.StatusNotImplemented:
+			return codes.Unimplemented
+		case http.StatusServiceUnavailable:
+			return codes.Unavailable
+		case http.StatusGatewayTimeout:
+			return codes.DeadlineExceeded
+		}
+		if category > 0 && category < 4 {
+			return codes.OK
+		}
+		if category == 4 {
+			return codes.InvalidArgument
+		}
+		if category == 5 {
+			return codes.Internal
+		}
+		// this really should not happen, if we get there then
+		// it means that the code got out of sync with
+		// validRangesPerCategory map
+		return codes.Unknown
+	}()
+	if spanCode == codes.Unknown {
+		return spanCode, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid HTTP status code %d", code)
+	}
+	return spanCode, fmt.Sprintf("HTTP status code: %d", code)
+}
diff --git a/api/standard/http_test.go b/api/standard/http_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..21fcd9efc6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/standard/http_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,777 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package standard
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+
+	otelkv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/kv"
+)
+
+type tlsOption int
+
+const (
+	noTLS tlsOption = iota
+	withTLS
+)
+
+func TestNetAttributesFromHTTPRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	type testcase struct {
+		name string
+
+		network string
+
+		method     string
+		requestURI string
+		proto      string
+		remoteAddr string
+		host       string
+		url        *url.URL
+		header     http.Header
+
+		expected []otelkv.KeyValue
+	}
+	testcases := []testcase{
+		{
+			name:       "stripped, tcp",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "stripped, udp",
+			network:    "udp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.UDP"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "stripped, ip",
+			network:    "ip",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "stripped, unix",
+			network:    "unix",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "Unix"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "stripped, other",
+			network:    "nih",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "other"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with remote ip and port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with remote name and port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "example.com:56",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.name", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with remote ip only",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with remote name only",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "example.com",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.name", "example.com"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with remote port only",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: ":56",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host name only",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.name", "example.com"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host ip only",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "4.3.2.1",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.ip", "4.3.2.1"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host name and port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "example.com:78",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.name", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.host.port", 78),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host ip and port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "4.3.2.1:78",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.ip", "4.3.2.1"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.host.port", 78),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host name and bogus port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "example.com:qwerty",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.name", "example.com"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host ip and bogus port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "4.3.2.1:qwerty",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.ip", "4.3.2.1"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with empty host and port",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       ":80",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host ip and port in headers",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: http.Header{
+				"Host": []string{"4.3.2.1:78"},
+			},
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.ip", "4.3.2.1"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.host.port", 78),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host ip and port in url",
+			network:    "tcp",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "http://4.3.2.1:78/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "1.2.3.4:56",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Host: "4.3.2.1:78",
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("net.transport", "IP.TCP"),
+				otelkv.String("net.peer.ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.peer.port", 56),
+				otelkv.String("net.host.ip", "4.3.2.1"),
+				otelkv.Int("net.host.port", 78),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for idx, tc := range testcases {
+		r := testRequest(tc.method, tc.requestURI, tc.proto, tc.remoteAddr, tc.host, tc.url, tc.header, noTLS)
+		got := NetAttributesFromHTTPRequest(tc.network, r)
+		assertElementsMatch(t, tc.expected, got, "testcase %d - %s", idx, tc.name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	r := testRequest("GET", "/user/123", "HTTP/1.1", "", "", nil, http.Header{}, withTLS)
+	var expected []otelkv.KeyValue
+	got := EndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest(r)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, got)
+	r.SetBasicAuth("admin", "password")
+	expected = []otelkv.KeyValue{otelkv.String("enduser.id", "admin")}
+	got = EndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest(r)
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, got)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	type testcase struct {
+		name string
+
+		serverName string
+		route      string
+
+		method     string
+		requestURI string
+		proto      string
+		remoteAddr string
+		host       string
+		url        *url.URL
+		header     http.Header
+		tls        tlsOption
+
+		expected []otelkv.KeyValue
+	}
+	testcases := []testcase{
+		{
+			name:       "stripped",
+			serverName: "",
+			route:      "",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			tls:    noTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "http"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with server name",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			tls:    noTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "http"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with tls",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			tls:    withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with route",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			tls:    withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with host",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: nil,
+			tls:    withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+				otelkv.String("http.host", "example.com"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with user agent",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: http.Header{
+				"User-Agent": []string{"foodownloader"},
+			},
+			tls: withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+				otelkv.String("http.host", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.String("http.user_agent", "foodownloader"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with proxy info",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: http.Header{
+				"User-Agent":      []string{"foodownloader"},
+				"X-Forwarded-For": []string{"1.2.3.4"},
+			},
+			tls: withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.0"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+				otelkv.String("http.host", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.String("http.user_agent", "foodownloader"),
+				otelkv.String("http.client_ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with http 1.1",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/1.1",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: http.Header{
+				"User-Agent":      []string{"foodownloader"},
+				"X-Forwarded-For": []string{"1.2.3.4"},
+			},
+			tls: withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "1.1"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+				otelkv.String("http.host", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.String("http.user_agent", "foodownloader"),
+				otelkv.String("http.client_ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with http 2",
+			serverName: "my-server-name",
+			route:      "/user/:id",
+			method:     "GET",
+			requestURI: "/user/123",
+			proto:      "HTTP/2.0",
+			remoteAddr: "",
+			host:       "example.com",
+			url: &url.URL{
+				Path: "/user/123",
+			},
+			header: http.Header{
+				"User-Agent":      []string{"foodownloader"},
+				"X-Forwarded-For": []string{"1.2.3.4"},
+			},
+			tls: withTLS,
+			expected: []otelkv.KeyValue{
+				otelkv.String("http.method", "GET"),
+				otelkv.String("http.target", "/user/123"),
+				otelkv.String("http.scheme", "https"),
+				otelkv.String("http.flavor", "2"),
+				otelkv.String("http.server_name", "my-server-name"),
+				otelkv.String("http.route", "/user/:id"),
+				otelkv.String("http.host", "example.com"),
+				otelkv.String("http.user_agent", "foodownloader"),
+				otelkv.String("http.client_ip", "1.2.3.4"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for idx, tc := range testcases {
+		r := testRequest(tc.method, tc.requestURI, tc.proto, tc.remoteAddr, tc.host, tc.url, tc.header, tc.tls)
+		got := HTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest(tc.serverName, tc.route, r)
+		assertElementsMatch(t, tc.expected, got, "testcase %d - %s", idx, tc.name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
+	expected := []otelkv.KeyValue{
+		otelkv.Int("http.status_code", 404),
+		otelkv.String("http.status_text", "Not Found"),
+	}
+	got := HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(http.StatusNotFound)
+	assertElementsMatch(t, expected, got, "with valid HTTP status code")
+	assert.ElementsMatch(t, expected, got)
+	expected = []otelkv.KeyValue{
+		otelkv.Int("http.status_code", 499),
+	}
+	got = HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(499)
+	assertElementsMatch(t, expected, got, "with invalid HTTP status code")
+}
+
+func TestSpanStatusFromHTTPStatusCode(t *testing.T) {
+	for code := 0; code < 1000; code++ {
+		expected := getExpectedGRPCCodeForHTTPCode(code)
+		got, _ := SpanStatusFromHTTPStatusCode(code)
+		assert.Equalf(t, expected, got, "%s vs %s", expected, got)
+	}
+}
+
+func getExpectedGRPCCodeForHTTPCode(code int) codes.Code {
+	if http.StatusText(code) == "" {
+		return codes.Unknown
+	}
+	switch code {
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+		return codes.Unauthenticated
+	case http.StatusForbidden:
+		return codes.PermissionDenied
+	case http.StatusNotFound:
+		return codes.NotFound
+	case http.StatusTooManyRequests:
+		return codes.ResourceExhausted
+	case http.StatusNotImplemented:
+		return codes.Unimplemented
+	case http.StatusServiceUnavailable:
+		return codes.Unavailable
+	case http.StatusGatewayTimeout:
+		return codes.DeadlineExceeded
+	}
+	category := code / 100
+	if category < 4 {
+		return codes.OK
+	}
+	if category < 5 {
+		return codes.InvalidArgument
+	}
+	return codes.Internal
+}
+
+func assertElementsMatch(t *testing.T, expected, got []otelkv.KeyValue, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	if !assert.ElementsMatchf(t, expected, got, format, args...) {
+		t.Log("expected:", kvStr(expected))
+		t.Log("got:", kvStr(got))
+	}
+}
+
+func testRequest(method, requestURI, proto, remoteAddr, host string, u *url.URL, header http.Header, tlsopt tlsOption) *http.Request {
+	major, minor := protoToInts(proto)
+	var tlsConn *tls.ConnectionState
+	switch tlsopt {
+	case noTLS:
+	case withTLS:
+		tlsConn = &tls.ConnectionState{}
+	}
+	return &http.Request{
+		Method:     method,
+		URL:        u,
+		Proto:      proto,
+		ProtoMajor: major,
+		ProtoMinor: minor,
+		Header:     header,
+		Host:       host,
+		RemoteAddr: remoteAddr,
+		RequestURI: requestURI,
+		TLS:        tlsConn,
+	}
+}
+
+func protoToInts(proto string) (int, int) {
+	switch proto {
+	case "HTTP/1.0":
+		return 1, 0
+	case "HTTP/1.1":
+		return 1, 1
+	case "HTTP/2.0":
+		return 2, 0
+	}
+	// invalid proto
+	return 13, 42
+}
+
+func kvStr(kvs []otelkv.KeyValue) string {
+	sb := strings.Builder{}
+	sb.WriteRune('[')
+	for idx, kv := range kvs {
+		if idx > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString(", ")
+		}
+		sb.WriteString((string)(kv.Key))
+		sb.WriteString(": ")
+		sb.WriteString(kv.Value.Emit())
+	}
+	sb.WriteRune(']')
+	return sb.String()
+}
diff --git a/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go b/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
index 87746574d5e..af7da000aff 100644
--- a/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
+++ b/plugin/httptrace/httptrace.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/kv"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/propagation"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/standard"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
@@ -34,10 +35,10 @@ var (
 func Extract(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request) ([]kv.KeyValue, []kv.KeyValue, trace.SpanContext) {
 	ctx = propagation.ExtractHTTP(ctx, global.Propagators(), req.Header)
 
-	attrs := []kv.KeyValue{
-		URLKey.String(req.URL.String()),
-		// Etc.
-	}
+	attrs := append(
+		standard.HTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest("", "", req),
+		standard.NetAttributesFromHTTPRequest("tcp", req)...,
+	)
 
 	var correlationCtxKVs []kv.KeyValue
 	correlation.MapFromContext(ctx).Foreach(func(kv kv.KeyValue) bool {
diff --git a/plugin/othttp/common.go b/plugin/othttp/common.go
index ff48ac8548a..365ccadf33e 100644
--- a/plugin/othttp/common.go
+++ b/plugin/othttp/common.go
@@ -18,20 +18,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/kv"
-
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
 // Attribute keys that can be added to a span.
 const (
-	HostKey       = kv.Key("http.host")        // the HTTP host (http.Request.Host)
-	MethodKey     = kv.Key("http.method")      // the HTTP method (http.Request.Method)
-	PathKey       = kv.Key("http.path")        // the HTTP path (http.Request.URL.Path)
-	URLKey        = kv.Key("http.url")         // the HTTP URL (http.Request.URL.String())
-	UserAgentKey  = kv.Key("http.user_agent")  // the HTTP user agent (http.Request.UserAgent())
-	RouteKey      = kv.Key("http.route")       // the HTTP route (ex: /users/:id)
-	RemoteAddrKey = kv.Key("http.remote_addr") // the network address of the client that sent the HTTP request (http.Request.RemoteAddr)
-	StatusCodeKey = kv.Key("http.status_code") // if set, the HTTP status
 	ReadBytesKey  = kv.Key("http.read_bytes")  // if anything was read from the request body, the total number of bytes read
 	ReadErrorKey  = kv.Key("http.read_error")  // If an error occurred while reading a request, the string of the error (io.EOF is not recorded)
 	WroteBytesKey = kv.Key("http.wrote_bytes") // if anything was written to the response writer, the total number of bytes written
@@ -41,15 +31,3 @@ const (
 // Filter is a predicate used to determine whether a given http.request should
 // be traced. A Filter must return true if the request should be traced.
 type Filter func(*http.Request) bool
-
-// Setup basic span attributes before so that they
-// are available to be mutated if needed.
-func setBasicAttributes(span trace.Span, r *http.Request) {
-	span.SetAttributes(
-		HostKey.String(r.Host),
-		MethodKey.String(r.Method),
-		PathKey.String(r.URL.Path),
-		URLKey.String(r.URL.String()),
-		UserAgentKey.String(r.UserAgent()),
-	)
-}
diff --git a/plugin/othttp/handler.go b/plugin/othttp/handler.go
index c75c8d1fb77..3e63b3933ae 100644
--- a/plugin/othttp/handler.go
+++ b/plugin/othttp/handler.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/kv"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/propagation"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/standard"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 )
 
@@ -88,7 +89,11 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	opts := append([]trace.StartOption{}, h.spanStartOptions...) // start with the configured options
+	opts := append([]trace.StartOption{
+		trace.WithAttributes(standard.NetAttributesFromHTTPRequest("tcp", r)...),
+		trace.WithAttributes(standard.EndUserAttributesFromHTTPRequest(r)...),
+		trace.WithAttributes(standard.HTTPServerAttributesFromHTTPRequest(h.operation, "", r)...),
+	}, h.spanStartOptions...) // start with the configured options
 
 	ctx := propagation.ExtractHTTP(r.Context(), h.propagators, r.Header)
 	ctx, span := h.tracer.Start(ctx, h.spanNameFormatter(h.operation, r), opts...)
@@ -112,16 +117,14 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	rww := &respWriterWrapper{ResponseWriter: w, record: writeRecordFunc, ctx: ctx, props: h.propagators}
 
-	setBasicAttributes(span, r)
-	span.SetAttributes(RemoteAddrKey.String(r.RemoteAddr))
-
 	h.handler.ServeHTTP(rww, r.WithContext(ctx))
 
-	setAfterServeAttributes(span, bw.read, rww.written, int64(rww.statusCode), bw.err, rww.err)
+	setAfterServeAttributes(span, bw.read, rww.written, rww.statusCode, bw.err, rww.err)
 }
 
-func setAfterServeAttributes(span trace.Span, read, wrote, statusCode int64, rerr, werr error) {
-	kv := make([]kv.KeyValue, 0, 5)
+func setAfterServeAttributes(span trace.Span, read, wrote int64, statusCode int, rerr, werr error) {
+	kv := []kv.KeyValue{}
+
 	// TODO: Consider adding an event after each read and write, possibly as an
 	// option (defaulting to off), so as to not create needlessly verbose spans.
 	if read > 0 {
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ func setAfterServeAttributes(span trace.Span, read, wrote, statusCode int64, rer
 		kv = append(kv, WroteBytesKey.Int64(wrote))
 	}
 	if statusCode > 0 {
-		kv = append(kv, StatusCodeKey.Int64(statusCode))
+		kv = append(kv, standard.HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(statusCode)...)
 	}
 	if werr != nil && werr != io.EOF {
 		kv = append(kv, WriteErrorKey.String(werr.Error()))
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ func setAfterServeAttributes(span trace.Span, read, wrote, statusCode int64, rer
 func WithRouteTag(route string, h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		span := trace.SpanFromContext(r.Context())
-		span.SetAttributes(RouteKey.String(route))
+		span.SetAttributes(standard.HTTPRouteKey.String(route))
 		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/plugin/othttp/transport.go b/plugin/othttp/transport.go
index 52fc2d5a7af..19fb93ddcfa 100644
--- a/plugin/othttp/transport.go
+++ b/plugin/othttp/transport.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/global"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/propagation"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/standard"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 	ctx, span := t.tracer.Start(r.Context(), t.spanNameFormatter("", r), opts...)
 
 	r = r.WithContext(ctx)
-	setBasicAttributes(span, r)
+	span.SetAttributes(standard.HTTPClientAttributesFromHTTPRequest(r)...)
 	propagation.InjectHTTP(ctx, t.propagators, r.Header)
 
 	res, err := t.rt.RoundTrip(r)
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ func (t *Transport) RoundTrip(r *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 		return res, err
 	}
 
-	span.SetAttributes(StatusCodeKey.Int(res.StatusCode))
+	span.SetAttributes(standard.HTTPAttributesFromHTTPStatusCode(res.StatusCode)...)
+	span.SetStatus(standard.SpanStatusFromHTTPStatusCode(res.StatusCode))
 	res.Body = &wrappedBody{ctx: ctx, span: span, body: res.Body}
 
 	return res, err