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RFC 3168: The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP

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This memo specifies the incorporation of ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification) to TCP and IP, including ECN's use of two bits in the IP header. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3168
Published
September 2001
Authors
K. Ramakrishnan; S. Floyd; D. Black
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
wit
Pages
63
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2481
Updates:
RFC 793, RFC 2003, RFC 2401, RFC 2474
Updated by:
RFC 4301, RFC 6040, RFC 8311, RFC 9768

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