RFC 1263: TCP Extensions Considered Harmful
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC comments on recent proposals to extend TCP. It argues that the backward compatible extensions proposed in RFC's 1072 and 1185 should not be pursued, and proposes an alternative way to evolve the Internet protocol suite. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1263
- Published
- October 1991
- Authors
- S. O'Malley; L.L. Peterson
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
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