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RFC 2474: Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers

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This document defines the IP header field, called the DS (for differentiated services) field. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2474
Published
December 1998
Authors
K. Nichols; S. Blake; F. Baker; D. Black
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
20
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1349, RFC 1455
Updates:
RFC 791
Updated by:
RFC 3168, RFC 3260, RFC 8436

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1349 (1992)
  2. RFC 1455 (1993)
  3. RFC 2474 (1998)

Read the full history of Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers →

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