RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC is an official specification for the Internet community. It incorporates by reference, amends, corrects, and supplements the primary protocol standards documents relating to hosts. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1122
- Published
- October 1989
- Authors
- R. Braden
- Status
- INTERNET STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 116
- Also known as
- STD3
- Updates:
- RFC 793
Topics
Referenced by
9 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
- RFC 1349Type of Service in the Internet Protocol SuiteObsoleted
July 1992
- RFC 4379Detecting Multi-Protocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data Plane FailuresObsoleted
February 2006
- RFC 5884Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for MPLS Label Switched Paths (LSPs)Updated
June 2010
- RFC 6093On the Implementation of the TCP Urgent MechanismObsoleted
January 2011
- RFC 6298Computing TCP's Retransmission TimerCurrent
June 2011
- RFC 6633Deprecation of ICMP Source Quench MessagesCurrent
May 2012
- RFC 6864Updated Specification of the IPv4 ID FieldCurrent
February 2013
- RFC 8029Detecting Multiprotocol Label Switched (MPLS) Data-Plane FailuresUpdated
March 2017
- RFC 9293Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)Current
August 2022
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
- RFC 1123Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and SupportUpdated
October 1989
- RFC 2894Router Renumbering for IPv6Current
August 2000
- RFC 7733Applicability Statement: The Use of the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) Protocol Suite in Home Automation and Building ControlCurrent
February 2016
- RFC 8051Applicability of a Stateful Path Computation Element (PCE)Current
January 2017
- RFC 9469Applicability of Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) to Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) NetworksCurrent
September 2023
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