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Network Working Group J. Reynolds Request for Comments: 961 J. Postel

                                                                   ISI

Obsoletes: RFCs 944, 924, 901, 880, 840 December 1985

                  OFFICIAL ARPA-INTERNET PROTOCOLS

STATUS OF THIS MEMO

 This memo is an official status report on the protocols used in the
 ARPA-Internet community.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

INTRODUCTION

 This RFC identifies the documents specifying the official protocols
 used in the Internet.  Comments indicate any revisions or changes
 planned.
 To first order, the official protocols are those in the "Internet
 Protocol Transition Workbook" (IPTW) dated March 1982.  There are
 several protocols in use that are not in the IPTW.  A few of the
 protocols in the IPTW have been revised.  Notably, the mail protocols
 have been revised and issued as a volume titled "Internet Mail
 Protocols" dated November 1982.  Telnet and the most useful Telnet
 options have been revised and issued as a volume titled "Internet
 Telnet Protocol and Options" (ITP) dated June 1983.  The File
 Transfer Protocol has been revised most recently as RFC 959 which is
 not yet included in any collection.  Some protocols have not been
 revised for many years, these are found in the old "ARPANET Protocol
 Handbook" (APH) dated January 1978.  There is also a volume of
 protocol related information called the "Internet Protocol
 Implementers Guide" (IPIG) dated August 1982.
 This document is organized as a sketchy outline.  The entries are
 protocols (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol).  In each entry there
 are notes on status, specification, comments, other references,
 dependencies, and contact.
    The STATUS is one of: required, recommended, elective, or
    experimental.
    The SPECIFICATION identifies the protocol defining documents.
    The COMMENTS describe any differences from the specification or
    problems with the protocol.
    The OTHER REFERENCES identify documents that comment on or expand
    on the protocol.

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    The DEPENDENCIES indicate what other protocols are called upon by
    this protocol.
    The CONTACT indicates a person who can answer questions about the
    protocol.
    In particular, the status may be:
       required
  1. all hosts must implement the required protocol,
       recommended
  1. all hosts are encouraged to implement the recommended

protocol,

       elective
  1. hosts may implement or not the elective protocol,
       experimental
  1. hosts should not implement the experimental protocol

unless they are participating in the experiment and have

          coordinated their use of this protocol with the contact
          person, and
       none
  1. this is not a protocol.
       For further information about protocols in general, please
       contact:
          Joyce Reynolds
          USC - Information Sciences Institute
          4676 Admiralty Way
          Marina del Rey, California  90292-6695
          Phone: (213) 822-1511
          ARPA mail: JKREYNOLDS@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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OVERVIEW

 Catenet Model  ------------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  IEN 48 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Gives an overview of the organization and principles of the
       Internet.
       Could be revised and expanded.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       Leiner, B., Cole R., Postel, J., and D. Mills, "The DARPA
       Protocol Suite", IEEE INFOCOM 85, Washington, D.C., March 1985.
       Also in IEEE Communications Magazine, and as ISI/RS-85-153,
       March 1985.
       Postel, J., "Internetwork Applications Using the DARPA Protocol
       Suite", IEEE INFOCOM 85, Washington, D.C., March 1985. Also in
       IEEE Communications Magazine, and as ISI/RS-85-151, April 1985.
       Padlipsky, M.A., "The Elements of Networking Style and other
       Essays and Animadversions on the Art of Intercomputer
       Networking", Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 1985.
       RFC 871 - A Perspective on the ARPANET Reference Model
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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NETWORK LEVEL

 Internet Protocol  --------------------------------------------- (IP)
    STATUS:  Required
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 791 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       This is the universal protocol of the Internet.  This datagram
       protocol provides the universal addressing of hosts in the
       Internet.
       A few minor problems have been noted in this document.
       The most serious is a bit of confusion in the route options.
       The route options have a pointer that indicates which octet of
       the route is the next to be used.  The confusion is between the
       phrases "the pointer is relative to this option" and "the
       smallest legal value for the pointer is 4".  If you are
       confused, forget about the relative part, the pointer begins
       at 4.
       Another important point is the alternate reassembly procedure
       suggested in RFC 815.
       Some changes are in the works for the security option.
       Note that ICMP is defined to be an integral part of IP.  You
       have not completed an implementation of IP if it does not
       include ICMP.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 815 (in IPIG) - IP Datagram Reassembly Algorithms
       RFC 814 (in IPIG) - Names, Addresses, Ports, and Routes
       RFC 816 (in IPIG) - Fault Isolation and Recovery
       RFC 817 (in IPIG) - Modularity and Efficiency in Protocol
       Implementation
       MIL-STD-1777 - Military Standard Internet Protocol
       RFC 963 - Some Problems with the Specification of the Military
       Standard Internet Protocol

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    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Internet Control Message Protocol  --------------------------- (ICMP)
    STATUS:  Required
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 792 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       The control messages and error reports that go with the
       Internet Protocol.
       A few minor errors in the document have been noted.
       Suggestions have been made for additional types of redirect
       message and additional destination unreachable messages.
       A proposal for two additional ICMP message types is made in
       RFC 950 "Internet Subnets", Address Mask Request (A1=17), and
       Address Mask Reply (A2=18).  The details of these ICMP types
       are subject to change.  Use of these ICMP types is
       experimental.
       Note that ICMP is defined to be an integral part of IP.  You
       have not completed an implementation of IP if it does not
       include ICMP.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 950
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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HOST LEVEL

 User Datagram Protocol  --------------------------------------- (UDP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 768 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Provides a datagram service to applications.  Adds port
       addressing to the IP services.
       The only change noted for the UDP specification is a minor
       clarification that if in computing the checksum a padding octet
       is used for the computation it is not transmitted or counted in
       the length.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Transmission Control Protocol  -------------------------------- (TCP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 793 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Provides reliable end-to-end data stream service.
       Many comments and corrections have been received for the TCP
       specification document.  These are primarily document bugs
       rather than protocol bugs.
       Event Processing Section:  There are many minor corrections and
       clarifications needed in this section.
       Push:  There are still some phrases in the document that give a
       "record mark" flavor to the push.  These should be further
       clarified.  The push is not a record mark.
       Urgent:  Page 17 is wrong.  The urgent pointer points to the
       last octet of urgent data (not to the first octet of non-urgent
       data).

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       Listening Servers:  Several comments have been received on
       difficulties with contacting listening servers.  There should
       be some discussion of implementation issues for servers, and
       some notes on alternative models of system and process
       organization for servers.
       Maximum Segment Size:  The maximum segment size option should
       be generalized and clarified.  It can be used to either
       increase or decrease the maximum segment size from the default.
       The TCP Maximum Segment Size is the IP Maximum Datagram Size
       minus forty.  The default IP Maximum Datagram Size is 576.  The
       default TCP Maximum Segment Size is 536.  For further
       discussion, see RFC 879.
       Idle Connections:  There have been questions about
       automatically closing idle connections.  Idle connections are
       ok, and should not be closed.  There are several cases where
       idle connections arise, for example, in Telnet when a user is
       thinking for a long time following a message from the server
       computer before his next input.  There is no TCP "probe"
       mechanism, and none is needed.
       Queued Receive Data on Closing:  There are several points where
       it is not clear from the description what to do about data
       received by the TCP but not yet passed to the user,
       particularly when the connection is being closed.  In general,
       the data is to be kept to give to the user if he does a RECV
       call.
       Out of Order Segments:  The description says that segments that
       arrive out of order, that is, are not exactly the next segment
       to be processed, may be kept on hand.  It should also point out
       that there is a very large performance penalty for not doing
       so.
       User Time Out:  This is the time out started on an open or send
       call.  If this user time out occurs the user should be
       notified, but the connection should not be closed or the TCB
       deleted.  The user should explicitly ABORT the connection if he
       wants to give up.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 813 (in IPIG) - Window and Acknowledgement Strategy in TCP
       RFC 814 (in IPIG) - Names, Addresses, Ports, and Routes
       RFC 816 (in IPIG) - Fault Isolation and Recovery

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       RFC 817 (in IPIG) - Modularity and Efficiency in Protocol
       Implementation
       RFC 879 - TCP Maximum Segment Size
       RFC 889 - Internet Delay Experiments
       RFC 896 - TCP/IP Congestion Control
       MIL-STD-1778 - Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol
       RFC 964 - Some Problems with the Specification of the Military
       Standard Transmission Control Protocol
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Host Monitoring Protocol  ------------------------------------- (HMP)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 869
    COMMENTS:
       This is a good tool for debugging protocol implementations in
       remotely located computers.
       This protocol is used to monitor Internet gateways and the
       TACs.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Hinden@BBN-UNIX.ARPA

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 Cross Net Debugger  ------------------------------------------ (XNET)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  IEN 158
    COMMENTS:
       A debugging protocol, allows debugger like access to remote
       systems.
       This specification should be updated and reissued as an RFC.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 643
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 "Stub" Exterior Gateway Protocol  ----------------------------- (EGP)
    STATUS:  Recommended for Gateways
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 888, RFC 904
    COMMENTS:
       The protocol used between gateways of different administrations
       to exchange routing information.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 827, RFC 890
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Mills@USC-ISID.ARPA

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 Gateway Gateway Protocol  ------------------------------------- (GGP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 823
    COMMENTS:
       The gateway protocol now used in the core gateways.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Brescia@BBN-UNIX.ARPA
 Multiplexing Protocol  ---------------------------------------- (MUX)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  IEN 90
    COMMENTS:
       Defines a capability to combine several segments from different
       higher level protocols in one IP datagram.
       No current experiment in progress.  There is some question as
       to the extent to which the sharing this protocol envisions can
       actually take place.  Also, there are some issues about the
       information captured in the multiplexing header being (a)
       insufficient, or (b) over specific.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Stream Protocol  ----------------------------------------------- (ST)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  IEN 119
    COMMENTS:
       A gateway resource allocation protocol designed for use in
       multihost real time applications.
       The implementation of this protocol has evolved and may no
       longer be consistent with this specification.  The document
       should be updated and issued as an RFC.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol
    CONTACT: jwf@LL-EN.ARPA
 Network Voice Protocol  ------------------------------------ (NVP-II)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  ISI Internal Memo
    COMMENTS:
       Defines the procedures for real time voice conferencing.
       The specification is an ISI Internal Memo which should be
       updated and issued as an RFC.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 741
    DEPENDENCIES:  Internet Protocol, Stream Protocol
    CONTACT:  Casner@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Reliable Data Protocol  --------------------------------------- (RDP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 908
    COMMENTS:
       This protocol is designed to efficiently support the bulk
       transfer of data for such host monitoring and control
       applications as loading/dumping and remote debugging.  The
       protocol is intended to be simple to implement but still be
       efficient in environments where there may be long transmission
       delays and loss or non-sequential delivery of message segments.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:  Internet Protocol
    CONTACT:  CWelles@BBN-UNIX.ARPA
 Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol  ---------------------- (IRTP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 938
    COMMENTS:
       This protocol is a transport level host to host protocol
       designed for an internet environment.  While the issues
       discussed may not be directly relevant to the research problems
       of the DARPA community, they may be interesting to a number of
       researchers and implementors.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:  Internet Protocol
    CONTACT:  Trudy@ACC.ARPA

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APPLICATION LEVEL

 Telnet Protocol  ------------------------------------------- (TELNET)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 854 (in "Internet Telnet Protocol and
    Options")
    COMMENTS:
       The protocol for remote terminal access.
       This has been revised since the IPTW.  RFC 764 in IPTW is now
       obsolete.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       MIL-STD-1782 - Telnet Protocol
    DEPENDENCIES:  Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Telnet Options  ------------------------------------ (TELNET-OPTIONS)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  General description of options:  RFC 855
    (in "Internet Telnet Protocol and Options")
    Number   Name                                RFC  NIC  ITP APH USE
    ------   ---------------------------------   --- ----- --- --- ---
       0     Binary Transmission                 856 ----- yes obs yes
       1     Echo                                857 ----- yes obs yes
       2     Reconnection                        ... 15391  no yes  no
       3     Suppress Go Ahead                   858 ----- yes obs yes
       4     Approx Message Size Negotiation     ... 15393  no yes  no
       5     Status                              859 ----- yes obs yes
       6     Timing Mark                         860 ----- yes obs yes
       7     Remote Controlled Trans and Echo    726 39237  no yes  no
       8     Output Line Width                   ... 20196  no yes  no
       9     Output Page Size                    ... 20197  no yes  no
      10     Output Carriage-Return Disposition  652 31155  no yes  no
      11     Output Horizontal Tabstops          653 31156  no yes  no
      12     Output Horizontal Tab Disposition   654 31157  no yes  no
      13     Output Formfeed Disposition         655 31158  no yes  no
      14     Output Vertical Tabstops            656 31159  no yes  no
      15     Output Vertical Tab Disposition     657 31160  no yes  no
      16     Output Linefeed Disposition         658 31161  no yes  no
      17     Extended ASCII                      698 32964  no yes  no
      18     Logout                              727 40025  no yes  no
      19     Byte Macro                          735 42083  no yes  no
      20     Data Entry Terminal                 732 41762  no yes  no
      21     SUPDUP                          734 736 42213  no yes  no
      22     SUPDUP Output                       749 45449  no  no  no
      23     Send Location                       779 -----  no  no  no
      24     Terminal Type                       930 -----  no  no  no
      25     End of Record                       885 -----  no  no  no
      26     TACACS User Identification          927 -----  no  no  no
      27     Output Marking                      933 -----  no  no  no
      28     Terminal Location Number            946 -----  no  no  no
     255     Extended-Options-List               861 ----- yes obs yes
                                                      (obs = obsolete)
    The ITP column indicates if the specification is included in the
    Internet Telnet Protocol and Options.  The APH column indicates if
    the specification is included in the ARPANET Protocol Handbook.
    The USE column of the table above indicates which options are in
    general use.

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    COMMENTS:
       The Binary Transmission, Echo, Suppress Go Ahead, Status,
       Timing Mark, and Extended Options List options have been
       recently updated and reissued.  These are the most frequently
       implemented options.
       The remaining options should be reviewed and the useful ones
       should be revised and reissued.  The others should be
       eliminated.
       The following are recommended:  Binary Transmission, Echo,
       Suppress Go Ahead, Status, Timing Mark, and Extended Options
       List.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Telnet
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 File Transfer Protocol  --------------------------------------- (FTP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 959
    COMMENTS:
       The protocol for moving files between Internet hosts.  Provides
       for access control and negotiation of file parameters.
       The following new optional commands are included in this
       edition of the specification:  Change to Parent Directory
       (CDUP), Structure Mount (SMNT), Store Unique (STOU), Remove
       Directory (RMD), Make Directory (MKD), Print Directory (PWD),
       and System (SYST).  Note that this specification is compatible
       with the previous edition (RFC 765).
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 678 - Document File Format Standards
       MIL-STD-1780 - File Transfer Protocol
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Trivial File Transfer Protocol  ------------------------------ (TFTP)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 783 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       A very simple file moving protocol, no access control is
       provided.
       This is in use in several local networks.
       Ambiguities in the interpretation of several of the transfer
       modes should be  clarified, and additional transfer modes could
       be defined.  Additional error codes could be defined to more
       clearly identify problems.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Simple File Transfer Protocol  ------------------------------- (SFTP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 913
    COMMENTS:
       SFTP is a simple file transfer protocol.  It fills the need of
       people wanting a protocol that is more useful than TFTP but
       easier to implement (and less powerful) than FTP.  SFTP
       supports user access control, file transfers, directory
       listing, directory changing, file renaming and deleting.
       SFTP can be implemented with any reliable 8-bit byte stream
       oriented protocol, this document describes its TCP
       specification.  SFTP uses only one TCP connection; whereas TFTP
       implements a connection over UDP, and FTP uses two TCP
       connections (one using the TELNET protocol).
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:

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    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: MKL@SRI-NIC.ARPA
 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol  ------------------------------- (SMTP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 821 (in "Internet Mail Protocols")
    COMMENTS:
       The procedure for transmitting computer mail between hosts.
       This has been revised since the IPTW, it is in the "Internet
       Mail Protocols" volume of November 1982.  RFC 788 (in IPTW) is
       obsolete.
       There have been many misunderstandings and errors in the early
       implementations.  Some documentation of these problems can be
       found in the file [ISIB]<SMTP>MAIL.ERRORS.
       Some minor differences between RFC 821 and RFC 822 should be
       resolved.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 822 - Mail Header Format Standards
          This has been revised since the IPTW, it is in the "Internet
          Mail Protocols" volume of November 1982.  RFC 733 (in IPTW)
          is obsolete.  Further revision of RFC 822 is needed to
          correct some minor errors in the details of the
          specification.
       MIL-STD-1781 - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Resource Location Protocol  ----------------------------------- (RLP)
    STATUS:   Elective
    SPECIFICATION:   RFC 887
    COMMENTS:
       A resource location protocol for use in the ARPA-Internet.
       This protocol utilizes the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) which
       in turn calls on the Internet Protocol to deliver its
       datagrams.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT:   Accetta@CMU-CS-A.ARPA
 Loader Debugger Protocol  ------------------------------------- (LDP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 909
    COMMENTS:
       Specifies a protocol for loading, dumping and debugging target
       machines from hosts in a network environment.  It is also
       designed to accommodate a variety of target CPU types.  It
       provides a powerful set of debugging services, while at the
       same time, it is structured so that a simple subset may be
       implemented in applications like boot loading where efficiency
       and space are at a premium.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:  Reliable Data Protocol
    CONTACT:  Hinden@BBN-UNIX.ARPA

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 Remote Job Entry  --------------------------------------------- (RJE)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 407 (in APH)
    COMMENTS:
       The general protocol for submitting batch jobs and retrieving
       the results.
       Some changes needed for use with TCP.
       No known active implementations.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: File Transfer Protocol
                  Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Remote Job Service  ---------------------------------------- (NETRJS)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 740 (in APH)
    COMMENTS:
       A special protocol for submitting batch jobs and retrieving the
       results used with the UCLA IBM OS system.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
       Revision in progress.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Braden@UCLA-CCN.ARPA

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 Remote Telnet Service  ------------------------------------ (RTELNET)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 818
    COMMENTS:
       Provides special access to user Telnet on a remote system.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Telnet, Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Graphics Protocol  --------------------------------------- (GRAPHICS)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  NIC 24308 (in APH)
    COMMENTS:
       The protocol for vector graphics.
       Very minor changes needed for use with TCP.
       No known active implementations.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Telnet, Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Echo Protocol  ----------------------------------------------- (ECHO)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 862
    COMMENTS:
       Debugging protocol, sends back whatever you send it.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Discard Protocol  ----------------------------------------- (DISCARD)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 863
    COMMENTS:
       Debugging protocol, throws away whatever you send it.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Character Generator Protocol  ----------------------------- (CHARGEN)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 864
    COMMENTS:
       Debugging protocol, sends you ASCII data.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol

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    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Quote of the Day Protocol  ---------------------------------- (QUOTE)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 865
    COMMENTS:
       Debugging protocol, sends you a short ASCII message.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Active Users Protocol  -------------------------------------- (USERS)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 866
    COMMENTS:
       Lists the currently active users.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Finger Protocol  ------------------------------------------- (FINGER)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 742 (in APH)
    COMMENTS:
       Provides information on the current or most recent activity of
       a user.
       Some extensions have been suggested.

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       Some changes are are needed for TCP.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 WhoIs Protocol  ------------------------------------------- (NICNAME)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 954
    COMMENTS:
       Accesses the ARPANET Directory database.  Provides a way to
       find out about people, their addresses, phone numbers,
       organizations, and mailboxes.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Feinler@SRI-NIC.ARPA
 Domain Name Protocol  -------------------------------------- (DOMAIN)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 881, 882, 883
    COMMENTS:
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 920 - Domain Requirements
       RFC 921 - Domain Name Implementation Schedule - Revised
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Mockapetris@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 HOSTNAME Protocol  --------------------------------------- (HOSTNAME)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 953
    COMMENTS:
       Accesses the Registered Internet Hosts database (HOSTS.TXT).
       Provides a way to find out about a host in the Internet, its
       Internet Address, and the protocols it implements.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 952 - Host Table Specification
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Feinler@SRI-NIC.ARPA
 Host Name Server Protocol  ----------------------------- (NAMESERVER)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  IEN 116 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Provides machine oriented procedure for translating a host name
       to an Internet Address.
       This specification has significant problems:  1) The name
       syntax is out of date.  2) The protocol details are ambiguous,
       in particular, the length octet either does or doesn't include
       itself and the op code.  3) The extensions are not supported by
       any known implementation.
       This protocol is now abandoned in favor of the DOMAIN protocol.
       Further implementations of this protocol are not advised.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 CSNET Mailbox Name Server Protocol  ---------------------- (CSNET-NS)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  CS-DN-2
    COMMENTS:
       Provides access to the CSNET data base of users to give
       information about users names, affiliations, and mailboxes.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Solomon@UWISC.ARPA
 Daytime Protocol  ----------------------------------------- (DAYTIME)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 867
    COMMENTS:
       Provides the day and time in ASCII character string.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Network Time Protocol  ---------------------------------------- (NTP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 958
    COMMENTS:
       A proposed protocol for synchronizing a set of network clocks
       using a set of distributed clients and servers.

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       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 778, RFC 891, RFC 956, and RFC 957.
    DEPENDENCIES: User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Mills@USC-ISID.ARPA
 Time Server Protocol  ---------------------------------------- (TIME)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 868
    COMMENTS:
       Provides the time as the number of seconds from a specified
       reference time.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
                  or User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 DCNET Time Server Protocol  --------------------------------- (CLOCK)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 778
    COMMENTS:
       Provides a mechanism for keeping synchronized clocks.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Control Message Protocol
    CONTACT: Mills@USC-ISID.ARPA

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 SUPDUP Protocol  ------------------------------------------- (SUPDUP)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 734 (in APH)
    COMMENTS:
       A special Telnet like protocol for display terminals.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Crispin@SU-SCORE.ARPA
 Internet Message Protocol  ------------------------------------ (MPM)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 759
    COMMENTS:
       This is an experimental multimedia mail transfer protocol.  The
       implementation is called a Message Processing Module or MPM.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 767 - Structured Document Formats
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Post Office Protocol - Version 2  ---------------------------- (POP2)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 937
    COMMENTS:
       The intent of the Post Office Protocol - Version 2 (POP2) is to
       allow a user's workstation to access mail from a mailbox
       server.  It is expected that mail will be posted from the
       workstation to the mailbox server via the Simple Mail Transfer
       Protocol (SMTP).
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  Obsoletes RFC 918
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: JKReynolds@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Network Standard Text Editor  ------------------------------- (NETED)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 569
    COMMENTS:
       Describes a simple line editor which could be provided by every
       Internet host.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Authentication Service  -------------------------------------- (AUTH)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 931
    COMMENTS:
       This server provides a means to determine the identity of a
       user of a particular TCP connection.  Given a TCP port number
       pair, it returns a character string which identifies the owner
       of that connection on the server's system.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  Supercedes RFC 912
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: StJohns@MIT-Multics.ARPA
 Bootstrap Protocol  ----------------------------------------- (BOOTP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 951
    COMMENTS:
       This proposed protocol provides an IP/UDP bootstrap protocol
       which allows a diskless client machine to discover its own IP
       address, the address of a server host, and the name of a file
       to be loaded into memory and executed.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Internet Protocol, User Datagram Protocol
    CONTACT: Croft@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA

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APPENDICES

 Assigned Numbers  ---------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 960
    COMMENTS:
       Describes the fields of various protocols that are assigned
       specific values for actual use, and lists the currently
       assigned values.
       Issued November 1985, replaces RFC 943, RFC 790 in IPTW, and
       RFC 923.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT: JKReynolds@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Pre-emption  --------------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 794 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Describes how to do pre-emption of TCP connections.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Service Mappings  ---------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 795 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Describes the mapping of the IP type of service field onto the
       parameters of some specific networks.
       Out of date, needs revision.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT: Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Address Mappings  ---------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 796 (in IPTW)
    COMMENTS:
       Describes the mapping between Internet Addresses and the
       addresses of some specific networks.
       Out of date, needs revision.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Document Formats  ---------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 678
    COMMENTS:
       Describes standard format rules for several types of documents.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Bitmap Formats  -----------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 797
    COMMENTS:
       Describes a standard format for bitmap data.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Facsimile Formats  --------------------------------------------------
    STATUS:  None
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 804
    COMMENTS:
       Describes a standard format for facsimile data.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Host-Front End Protocol  ------------------------------------- (HFEP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 929
    COMMENTS:
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 928
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Padlipsky@USC-ISI.ARPA

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 Internet Protocol on X.25 Networks  ------------------------ (IP-X25)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 877
    COMMENTS:
       Describes a standard for the transmission of IP Datagrams over
       Public Data Networks.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  jtk@PURDUE.ARPA
 Internet Protocol on DC Networks  --------------------------- (IP-DC)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 891
    COMMENTS:
    OTHER REFERENCES:
       RFC 778 - DCNET Internet Clock Service
    CONTACT:  Mills@USC-ISID.ARPA
 Internet Protocol on Ethernet Networks  ---------------------- (IP-E)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 894
    COMMENTS:
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 893
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Internet Protocol on Experimental Ethernet Networks  -------- (IP-EE)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 895
    COMMENTS:
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Internet Protocol on IEEE 802.3  -------------------------- (IP-IEEE)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 948
    COMMENTS:  A proposed protocol of two methods of encapsulating
    Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams on an IEEE 802.3 network.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Ira@UPENN.CSNET
 Internet Subnet Protocol  ---------------------------------- (IP-SUB)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 950
    COMMENTS:
       Specifies procedures for the use of subnets, including the
       ultility of "subnets" of Internet networks, which are logically
       visible sub-sections of a single Internet.  Recommended in the
       sense of "if you do subnetting at all do it this way".
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 940, RFC 917, RFC 925, RFC 932, RFC 936,
    RFC 922
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT:  Mogul@SU-SCORE.ARPA

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 Broadcasting Internet Datagrams  ------------------------- (IP-BROAD)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 919
    COMMENTS:
       A proposed protocol of simple rules for broadcasting Internet
       datagrams on local networks that support broadcast, for
       addressing broadcasts, and for how gateways should handle them.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 922
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Mogul@SU-SCORE.ARPA
 Address Resolution Protocol  ---------------------------------- (ARP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 826
    COMMENTS:
       This is a procedure for finding the network hardware address
       corresponding to an Internet Address.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol  ----------------------- (RARP)
    STATUS:  Elective
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 903
    COMMENTS:
       This is a procedure for workstations to dynamically find their
       protocol address (e.g., their Internet Address), when they only
       only know their hardware address (e.g., their attached physical
       network address).

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    OTHER REFERENCES:
    CONTACT:  Mogul@SU-SCORE.ARPA
 Multi-LAN Address Resolution Protocol  ----------------------- (MARP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION: RFC 925
    COMMENTS:
       Discussion of the various problems and potential solutions of
       "transparent subnets" in a multi-LAN environment.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:  RFC 917, RFC 826
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT:  Postel@USC-ISIB.ARPA
 Broadcasting Internet Datagrams with Subnets --------- (IP-SUB-BROAD)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 922
    COMMENTS:
       A proposed protocol of simple rules for broadcasting Internet
       datagrams on local networks that support broadcast, for
       addressing broadcasts, and for how gateways should handle them.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Mogul@SU-SCORE.ARPA

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 Host Access Protocol  ----------------------------------------- (HAP)
    STATUS:  Recommended
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 907
    COMMENTS:
       This protocol specifies the network-access level communication
       between an arbitrary computer, called a host, and a
       packet-switched satellite network, e.g., SATNET or WBNET.
       Note:  Implementations of HAP should be performed in
       coordination with satellite network development and operations
       personnel.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Schoen@BBN-UNIX.ARPA
 Reliable Asynchronous Transfer Protocol  --------------------- (RATP)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 916
    COMMENTS:
       This paper specifies a protocol which allows two programs to
       reliably communicate over a communication link.  It ensures
       that the data entering one end of the link if received arrives
       at the other end intact and unaltered.  This proposed protocol
       is designed to operate over a full duplex point-to-point
       connection.  It contains some features which tailor it to the
       RS-232 links now in current use.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES: Transmission Control Protocol
    CONTACT: Finn@USC-ISIB.ARPA

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 Thinwire Protocol  --------------------------------------- (THINWIRE)
    STATUS:  Experimental
    SPECIFICATION:  RFC 914
    COMMENTS:
       This paper discusses a Thinwire Protocol for connecting
       personal computers to the ARPA-Internet.  It primarily focuses
       on the particular problems in the ARPA-Internet of low speed
       network interconnection with personal computers, and possible
       methods of solution.
       Please discuss any plans for implementation or use of this
       protocol with the contact.
    OTHER REFERENCES:
    DEPENDENCIES:
    CONTACT: Farber@ROCHESTER.ARPA

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