RFC 6592: The Null Packet
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
The ever-elusive Null Packet received numerous mentions in documents in the RFC series, but it has never been explicitly defined. This memo corrects that omission. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6592
- Published
- April 2012
- Authors
- C. Pignataro
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- INDEPENDENT
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 6
- Also known as
- —
Also filed under
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