Network Working Group M. Kennedy
Request for Comments: 1799 ISI
Category: Informational January 1997
Request for Comments Summary
RFC Numbers 1700-1799
Status of This Memo
This RFC is a slightly annotated list of the 100 RFCs from RFC 1700
through RFCs 1799. This is a status report on these RFCs. This memo
provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify
an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Note
Many RFCs, but not all, are Proposed Standards, Draft Standards, or
Standards. Since the status of these RFCs may change during the
standards processing, we note here only that they are on the
standards track. Please see the latest edition of "Internet Official
Protocol Standards" for the current state and status of these RFCs.
In the following, RFCs on the standards track are marked [STANDARDS-
TRACK].
RFC Author Date Title
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1799 Kennedy Jan 97 Requests For Comments Summary
This memo.
1798 Young Jun 95 Connection-less Lightweight X.500
Directory Access Protocol
The protocol described in this document is designed to provide access to
the Directory while not incurring the resource requirements of the
Directory Access Protocol (DAP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1797 IANA Apr 95 Class A Subnet Experiment
There appears to be some interest in experimenting with subnetting the
class A addresses. It is suggested that conducting an experiment now to
identify and fix any software that does not properly handle subnetted
class A addresses would be useful and important. This document defines
an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1796 Huitema Apr 95 Not All RFCs are Standards
This document discusses the relationship of the Request for Comments
(RFCs) notes to Internet Standards. This memo provides information for
the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard
of any kind.
1795 Wells Apr 95 Data Link Switching: Switch-to-Switch
Protocol
AIW DLSw RIG: DLSw Closed Pages, DLSw
Standard Version 1.0
This RFC describes use of Data Link Switching over TCP/IP. This memo
provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1794 Brisco Apr 95 DNS Support for Load Balancing
This RFC is meant to first chronicle a foray into the IETF DNS Working
Group, discuss other possible alternatives to provide/simulate load
balancing support for DNS, and to provide an ultimate, flexible solution
for providing DNS support for balancing loads of many types. This memo
provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1793 Moy Apr 95 Extending OSPF to Support Demand Circuits
This memo defines enhancements to the OSPF protocol that allow efficient
operation over "demand circuits". [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1792 Sung Apr 95 TCP/IPX Connection Mib Specification
New MIB objects, tcpIpxConnTable, udpIpxTable, tcpUnspecConnTable and
udpUnspecTable are presented in this paper, to be used in place of
tcpConnTable and udpListenerTable when TCP and UDP are running over IPX.
This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1791 Sung Apr 95 TCP And UDP Over IPX Networks With
Fixed Path MTU
TCP/IPX allows TCP/IP applications to run over IPX networks by letting
TCP and UDP run over IPX. And this memo specifies the packet format and
operational procedures for running TCP and UDP over IPX. This document
defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1790 Cerf Apr 95 An Agreement between the Internet
Society and Sun Microsystems, Inc.
in the Matter of ONC RPC and XDR
Protocols
This RFC is an official public record of an agreement between SUN
Microsystems and the Internet Society. This memo provides information
for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
1789 Yang Apr 95 INETPhone: Telephone Services and
Servers on Internet
This RFC presents a true telephone service, called INETPhone, which
supports voice communication through the Internet. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet
standard of any kind.
1788 Simpson Apr 95 ICMP Domain Name Messages
This document specifies ICMP messages for learning the Fully Qualified
Domain Name associated with an IP address. This document defines an
Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This does not specify
an Internet standard of any kind.
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1787 Rekhter Apr 95 Routing in a Multi-provider Internet
This document presents some of the issues related to network layer
routing in a multi-provider Internet, and specifically to the unicast
routing. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1786 Bates Mar 95 Representation of IP Routing Policies
This document is an update to the original `ripe-81' proposal for
representing and storing routing polices within the RIPE database. It
incorporates several extensions proposed by Merit Inc. and gives details
of a generalized IP routing policy representation to be used by all
Internet routing registries. It acts as both tutorial and provides
details of database objects and attributes that use and make up a
routing registry. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1785 Malkin Mar 95 TFTP Option Negotiation Analysis
This document was written to allay concerns that the presence of options
in a TFTP Request packet might cause pathological behavior on servers
which do not support TFTP option negotiation. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
1784 Malkin Mar 95 TFTP Timeout Interval and Transfer
Size Options
This document describes two TFTP options. The first allows the client
and server to negotiate the Timeout Interval. The second allows the
side receiving the file to determine the ultimate size of the transfer
before it begins. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1783 Malkin Mar 95 TFTP Blocksize Option
This document describes a TFTP option which allows the client and server
to negotiate a blocksize more applicable to the network medium.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1782 Malkin Mar 95 TFTP Option Extension
The Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simple, lock-step, file transfer
protocol which allows a client to get or put a file onto a remote host.
This document describes a simple extension to TFTP to allow option
negotiation prior to the file transfer.
1781 Kille Mar 95 Using the OSI Directory to Achieve
User Friendly Naming
This proposal sets out some conventions for representing names in a
friendly manner, and shows how this can be used to achieve really
friendly naming. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1780 IAB Mar 95 Internet Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in
the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1779 Kille Mar 95 A String Representation of Distinguished
Names
The OSI Directory uses distinguished names as the primary keys to
entries in the directory. Distinguished Names are encoded in ASN.1.
When a distinguished name is communicated between to users not using a
directory protocol (e.g., in a mail message), there is a need to have a
user-oriented string representation of distinguished name. This
specification defines a string format for representing names, which is
designed to give a clean representation of commonly used names, whilst
being able to represent any distinguished name. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1778 Howes Mar 95 The String Representation of Standard
Attribute Syntaxes
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requires that the
contents of AttributeValue fields in protocol elements be octet strings.
This document defines the requirements that must be satisfied by
encoding rules used to render X.500 Directory attribute syntaxes into a
form suitable for use in the LDAP, then goes on to define the encoding
rules for the standard set of attribute syntaxes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1777 Yeong Mar 95 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
The protocol described in this document is designed to provide access to
the X.500 Directory while not incurring the resource requirements of the
Directory Access Protocol (DAP).This protocol is specifically targeted
at simple management applications and browser applications that provide
simple read/write interactive access to the X.500 Directory, and is
intended to be a complement to the DAP itself. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1776 Crocker Apr 95 The Address is the Message
Declaring that the address is the message, the IPng WG has selected a
packet format which includes 1696 bytes of address space. This memo
provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1775 Crocker Mar 95 To Be "On" the Internet
The Internet permits different levels of access for consumers and
providers of service. The nature of those differences is quite
important in the capabilities They afford. Hence, it is appropriate to
provide terminology that distinguishes among the range, so that the
Internet community can gain some clarity when distinguishing whether a
user (or an organization) is "on" the Internet. This document suggests
four terms, for distinguishing the major classes of access. This memo
provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1774 Traina Mar 95 BGP-4 Protocol Analysis
The purpose of this report is to document how the requirements for
advancing a routing protocol to Draft Standard have been satisfied by
the Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP-4). This report summarizes
the key features of BGP, and analyzes the protocol with respect to
scaling and performance. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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1773 Traina Mar 95 Experience with the BGP-4 protocol
The purpose of this memo is to document how the requirements for
advancing a routing protocol to Draft Standard have been satisfied by
Border Gateway Protocol version 4 (BGP-4). This report documents
experience with BGP. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1772 Rekhter Mar 95 Application of the Border Gateway
Protocol in the Internet
This document, together with its companion document, "A Border Gateway
Protocol 4 (BGP-4)", define an inter-autonomous system routing protocol
for the Internet. This document describes the usage of the BGP in the
Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1771 Rekhter Mar 95 A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
This document, together with its companion document, "Application of the
Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet", define an inter-autonomous
system routing protocol for the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1770 Graff Mar 95 IPv4 Option for Sender Directed
Multi-Destination Delivery
This memo defines an IPv4 option to provide a sender directed multi-
destination delivery mechanism called Selective Directed Broadcast Mode
(SDBM). This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1769 Mills Mar 95 Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
This memorandum describes the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP), which
is an adaptation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP) used to synchronize
computer clocks in the Internet. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
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1768 Marlow Mar 95 Host Group Extensions for CLNP Multicasting
This memo provides a specification for multicast extensions to the CLNP
protocol similar to those provided to IP by RFC1112. This memo defines
an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo does not
specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1767 Crocker Mar 95 MIME Encapsulation of EDI Objects
Since there are many different EDI specifications, the current document
defines three distinct categories as three different MIME content-types.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1766 Alvestrand Mar 95 Tags for the Identification of Languages
This document describes a language tag for use in cases where it is
desired to indicate the language used in an information object.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1765 Moy Mar 95 OSPF Database Overflow
This memo details a way of gracefully handling unanticipated database
overflows. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1764 Senum Mar 95 The PPP XNS IDP Control Protocol (XNSCP)
This document defines the Network Control Protocol for establishing and
configuring the Xerox Network Systems (XNS) Internet Datagram Protocol
(IDP) over PPP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1763 Senum Mar 95 The PPP Banyan Vines Control Protocol (BVCP)
This document defines the Network Control Protocol for establishing and
configuring the Banyan VINES protocol over PPP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1762 Senum Mar 95 The PPP DECnet Phase IV Control Protocol
(DNCP)
This document defines the NCP for establishing and configuring Digital's
DNA Phase IV Routing protocol (DECnet Phase IV) over PPP. This document
applies only to DNA Phase IV Routing messages (both data and control),
and not to other DNA Phase IV protocols (MOP, LAT, etc). [STANDARDS-
TRACK]
1761 Callaghan Feb 95 Snoop Version 2 Packet Capture File Format
This paper describes the file format used by "snoop", a packet
monitoring and capture program developed by Sun. This paper is provided
so that people can write compatible programs to generate and interpret
snoop packet capture files. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
1760 Haller Feb 95 The S/KEY One-Time Password System
This document describes the S/KEY* One-Time Password system as released
for public use by Bellcore. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
1759 Smith Mar 95 Printer MIB
A printer is the physical device that takes media from an input source,
produces marks on that media according to some page description or page
control language and puts the result in some output destination,
possibly with finishing applied. The information needed in the
management of the physical printer and the management of a printing job
overlap highly and many of the tasks in each management area require the
same or similar information. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1758 N.A.D.F. Feb 95 NADF Standing Documents: A Brief Overview
The purpose of this document is to provide a brief overview of the
NADF's Standing Document series. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
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1757 Waldbusser Feb 95 Remote Network Monitoring Management
Information Base
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In
particular, it defines objects for managing remote network monitoring
devices. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1756 Rinne Jan 95 REMOTE WRITE PROTOCOL - VERSION 1.0
This document describes a simple Remote Write Protocol (RWP). This memo
defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1755 Perez Feb 95 ATM Signaling Support for IP over ATM
This memo describes the ATM call control signaling exchanges needed to
support Classical IP over ATM implementations as described in RFC 1577.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1754 Laubach Jan 95 IP over ATM Working Group's
Recommendations for the ATM Forum's
Multiprotocol BOF
Version 1
This document represents an initial list of requirements submitted to
the ATM Forum's Multiprotocol BOF for the operation of IP over ATM
networks as determined by the IETF IP over ATM Working Group and other
working groups. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1753 Chiappa Dec 94 IPng Technical Requirements
Of the Nimrod Routing and Addressing
Architecture
This document presents the requirements that the Nimrod routing and
addressing architecture has upon the internetwork layer protocol. To be
most useful to Nimrod, any protocol selected as the IPng should satisfy
these requirements. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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1752 Bradner Jan 95 The Recommendation for the IP Next
Generation Protocol
This document presents the recommendation of the IPng Area Directors on
what should be used to replace the current version of the Internet
Protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1751 McDonald Dec 94 A Convention for Human-Readable 128-bit
Keys
This memo proposes a convention for use with Internet applications &
protocols using 128-bit cryptographic keys. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
1750 Eastlake Dec 94 Randomness Recommendations for Security
Choosing random quantities to foil a resourceful and motivated adversary
is surprisingly difficult. This paper points out many pitfalls in using
traditional pseudo-random number generation techniques for choosing such
quantities. It recommends the use of truly random hardware techniques
and shows that the existing hardware on many systems can be used for
this purpose. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1749 McCloghrie Dec 94 IEEE 802.5 Station Source Routing MIB
using SMIv2
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In
particular, it describes managed objects used by IEEE 802.5 end-stations
for managing source routes on a Token Ring network where IEEE source-
routing is in use. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1748 McCloghrie Dec 94 IEEE 802.5 MIB using SMIv2
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In
particular, it describes managed objects used for managing subnetworks
which use the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring technology described in 802.5 Token
Ring Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications, IEEE Standard
802.5-1989. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1747 Hilgeman Jan 95 Definitions of Managed Objects for SNA
Data Link Control (SDLC) using SMIv2
This specification defines an extension to the Management Information
Base (MIB) for use with SNMP-based network management. In particular,
it defines objects for managing the configuration, monitoring and
control of data link controls in an SNA environment. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1746 Manning Dec 94 Ways to Define User Expectations
This paper covers basic fundamentals that must be understood when one
defines, interprets, or implements methods to control user expectations
on or over the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1745 Varadhan Dec 94 BGP4/IDRP for IP---OSPF Interaction
This memo defines the various criteria to be used when designing an
Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR) that will run either BGP4 or IDRP
for IP with other ASBRs external to the AS and OSPF as its IGP.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1744 Huston Dec 94 Observations on the Management of
the Internet Address Space
This memo examines some of the issues associated with the current
management practices of the Internet IPv4 address space, and examines
the potential outcomes of these practices as the unallocated address
pool shrinks in size. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1743 McCloghrie Dec 94 IEEE 802.5 MIB using SMIv2
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In
particular, it describes managed objects used for managing subnetworks
which use the IEEE 802.5 Token Ring technology described in 802.5 Token
Ring Access Method and Physical Layer Specifications, IEEE Standard
802.5-1989. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1742 Waldbusser Jan 95 AppleTalk Management Information Base II
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In
particular, it defines objects for managing AppleTalk networks.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1741 Falstrom Dec 94 MIME Content Type for BinHex Encoded Files
This memo describes the format to use when sending BinHex4.0 files via
MIME [BORE93]. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1740 Falstron Dec 94 MIME Encapsulation of Macintosh Files -
MacMIME
This memo describes the format to use when sending Apple Macintosh files
via MIME [BORE93]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1739 Kessler Dec 94 A Primer On Internet and TCP/IP Tools
This memo is an introductory guide to some of the TCP/IP and Internet
tools and utilities that allow users to access the wide variety of
information on the network, from determining if a particular host is up
to viewing a multimedia thesis on foreign policy. It also describes
discussion lists accessible from the Internet, ways to obtain Internet
documents, and resources that help users weave their way through the
Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1738 Berners-Lee Dec 94 Uniform Resource Locators (URL)
This document specifies a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), the syntax and
semantics of formalized information for location and access of resources
via the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1737 Sollins Dec 94 Functional Requirements for Uniform
Resource Names
This document specifies a minimum set of requirements for a kind of
Internet resource identifier known as Uniform Resource Names (URNs).
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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1736 Kunze Feb 95 Functional Recommendations for
Internet Resource Locators
This document specifies a minimum set of requirements for Internet
resource locators, which convey location and access information for
resources. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1735 Heinanen Dec 94 NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP)
This document describes the NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP).
NARP can be used by a source terminal (host or router) connected to a
Non-Broadcast, Multi-Access link layer (NBMA) network to find out the
NBMA addresses of the a destination terminal provided that the
destination terminal is connected to the same NBMA network. This memo
defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1734 Myers Dec 94 POP3 AUTHentication command
This document describes the optional AUTH command, for indicating an
authentication mechanism to the server, performing an authentication
protocol exchange, and optionally negotiating a protection mechanism for
subsequent protocol interactions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1733 Crispin Dec 94 Distributed Electronic Mail
Models in IMAP4
There are three fundamental models of client/server email: offline,
online, and disconnected use. IMAP4 can be used in any one of these
three models. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1732 Crispin Dec 94 IMAP4 COMPATIBILITY WITH IMAP2
AND IMAP2BIS
This is a summary of hints and recommendations to enable an IMAP4
implementation to interoperate with implementations that conform to
earlier specifications. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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1731 Myers Dec 94 IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms
The Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 [IMAP4] contains the
AUTHENTICATE command, for identifying and authenticating a user to an
IMAP4 server and for optionally negotiating a protection mechanism for
subsequent protocol interactions. This document describes several
authentication mechanisms for use by the IMAP4 AUTHENTICATE command.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1730 Crispin Dec 94 Internet Message Access Protocol
- Version 4
The Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 (IMAP4) allows a client
to access and manipulate electronic mail messages on a server. IMAP4
permits manipulation of remote message folders, called "mailboxes", in a
way that is functionally equivalent to local mailboxes. IMAP4 also
provides the capability for an offline client to resynchronize with the
server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1729 Lynch Dec 94 Using the Z39.50 Information
Retrieval Protocol in the Internet
Environment
This memo describes an approach to the implementation of the ANSI/NISO
Z39.50-1992 Standard for Information Retrieval in the TCP/IP environment
which is currently in wide use by the Z39.50 implementor community. This
memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1728 Weider Dec 94 Resource Transponders
This paper describes an automatic mechanism, the resource transponder,
for maintaining resource location information. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
1727 Weider Dec 94 A Vision of an Integrated Internet
Information Service
This paper lays out a vision of how Internet information services might
be integrated over the next few years, and discusses in some detail what
steps will be needed to achieve this integration. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
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1726 Partridge Dec 94 Technical Criteria for Choosing
IP The Next Generation (IPng)
This RFC specifies criteria related to mobility for consideration in
design and selection of the Next Generation of IP. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
1725 Myers Nov 94 Post Office Protocol - Version 3
This memo is a revision to RFC 1460, a Draft Standard. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1724 Malkin Nov 94 RIP Version 2 MIB Extension
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for
use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In
particular, it defines objects for managing RIP Version 2. [STANDARDS-
TRACK]
1723 Malkin Nov 94 RIP Version 2
Carrying Additional Information
This document specifies an extension of the Routing Information Protocol
(RIP), o expand the amount of useful information carried in RIP messages
and to add a measure of security. This memo obsoletes RFC 1388, which
specifies an update to the "Routing Information Protocol" STD 34, RFC
1058. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
1722 Malkin Nov 94 RIP Version 2 Protocol Applicability
Statement
As required by Routing Protocol Criteria (RFC 1264), this report defines
the applicability of the RIP-2 protocol within the Internet. This
report is a prerequisite to advancing RIP-2 on the standards track.
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
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1721 Malkin Nov 94 RIP Version 2 Protocol Analysis
As required by Routing Protocol Criteria (RFC 1264), this report
documents the key features of the RIP-2 protocol and the current
implementation experience. This report is a prerequisite to advancing
RIP-2 on the standards track. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
1720 IAB Nov 94 Internet Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in
the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB).
[STANDARDS-TRACK]
1719 Gross Dec 94 A Direction for IPng
Specification and Implementation
This RFC specifies criteria related to mobility for consideration in
design and selection of the Next Generation of IP. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
1718 IETF Secretariat Nov 94 The Tao of IETF
A Guide for New Attendees of the
Internet Engineering Task Force
The purpose of this For Your Information (FYI) RFC is to explain to the
newcomers how the IETF works. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. [FYI 17]
1717 Sklower Nov 94 The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)
This document proposes a method for splitting, recombining and
sequencing datagrams across multiple logical data links. [STANDARDS-
TRACK]
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1716 Almquist Nov 94 Towards Requirements for IP Routers
The goal of this work is to replace RFC-1009, Requirements for Internet
Gateways ([INTRO:1]) with a new document. It defines and discusses
requirements for devices which perform the network layer forwarding
function of the Internet protocol suite. This memo provides information
for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet
standard of any kind.
1715 Huitema Nov 94 The H Ratio for Address Assignment
Efficiency
This document was submitted to the IETF IPng area in response to RFC
1550. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1714 Williamson Nov 94 Referral Whois Protocol (RWhois)
This memo describes version 1.0 of the client/server interaction of
RWhois. RWhois provides a distributed system for the display of
hierarchical information. This memo provides information for the
Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of
any kind.
1713 Romao Nov 94 Tools for DNS debugging
Although widely used (and most of the times unnoticed), DNS (Domain Name
System) is too much overlooked, in the sense that people, especially
administrators, tend to ignore possible anomalies as long as
applications that need name-to-address mapping continue to work. This
document presents some tools available for domain administrators to
detect and correct those anomalies. This memo provides information for
the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard
of any kind.
1712 Farrell Nov 94 DNS Encoding of Geographical Location
This document defines the format of a new Resource Record (RR) for the
Domain Naming System (DNS), and reserves a corresponding DNS type
mnemonic and numerical code. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol
for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet
standard of any kind.
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1711 Houttuin Oct 94 Classifications in E-mail Routing
This paper presents a classification for e-mail routing issues. This
memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1710 Hinden Oct 94 Simple Internet Protocol Plus
White Paper
This document was submitted to the IETF IPng area in response to RFC
1550. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1709 Gargano Nov 94 K-12 Internetworking Guidelines
The K-12 community traditionally has not had this level of staffing
available for telecommunications planning. This document is intended to
bridge that gap and provides a recommended technical direction, an
introduction to the role the Internet now plays in K-12 education and
technical guidelines for building a campus data communications
infrastructure that provides internetworking services and connections to
the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1708 Gowin Oct 94 NTP PICS PROFORMA
For the Network Time Protocol
Version 3
This RFC describes a PICS Proforma translated into an Internet
acceptable form. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1707 McGovern Oct 94 CATNIP: Common Architecture for
the Internet
This document was submitted to the IETF IPng area in response to RFC
1550. This paper describes a common architecture for the network layer
protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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1706 Manning Oct 94 DNS NSAP Resource Records
This document defines the format of one new Resource Record (RR) for the
DNS for domain name-to-NSAP mapping. The RR may be used with any NSAP
address format. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1705 Carlson Oct 94 Six Virtual Inches to the Left:
The Problem with IPng
This document was submitted to the IETF IPng area in response to RFC
1550. This RFC suggests that a new version of TCP (TCPng), and UDP, be
developed and deployed. This memo provides information for the Internet
community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1704 Haller Oct 94 On Internet Authentication
This document describes a spectrum of authentication technologies and
provides suggestions to protocol developers on what kinds of
authentication might be suitable for some kinds of protocols and
applications used in the Internet. This document provides information
for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet
standard of any kind.
1703 Rose Oct 94 Principles of Operation for the TPC.INT
Subdomain:
Radio Paging -- Technical Procedures
This memo describes a technique for radio paging using the Internet mail
infrastructure. In particular, this memo focuses on the case in which
radio pagers are identified via the international telephone network.
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1702 Hanks Oct 94 Generic Routing Encapsulation over
IPv4 networks
This memo addresses the case of using IP as the delivery protocol or the
payload protocol and the special case of IP as both the delivery and
payload. This memo also describes using IP addresses and autonomous
system numbers as part of a GRE source route. This memo provides
information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an
Internet standard of any kind.
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1701 Hanks Oct 94 Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
This document specifies a protocol for performing encapsulation of an
arbitrary network layer protocol over another arbitrary network layer
protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
1700 Reynolds Oct 94 Assigned Numbers
This RFC is a snapshot of the ongoing process of the assignment of
protocol parameters for the Internet protocol suite. To make the
current information readily available the assignments are kept up-to-
date in a set of online text files. This memo is a status report on the
parameters (i.e., numbers and keywords) used in protocols in the
Internet community.
Security Considerations
Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
Author's Address
Mary Kennedy
University of Southern California
Information Sciences Institute
4676 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Phone: (310) 822-1511
EMail: MKENNEDY@ISI.EDU
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