RFC 1337: TIME-WAIT Assassination Hazards in TCP
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This note describes some theoretically-possible failure modes for TCP connections and discusses possible remedies. In particular, one very simple fix is identified. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1337
- Published
- May 1992
- Authors
- R. Braden
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 11
- Also known as
- —
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