RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
RFC 792, "Internet Control Message Protocol", was published in September 1981 by J. Postel. This is one of the earlier, shorter RFCs and the RFC Editor index carries no abstract for it — the full text below is the authoritative source.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC792
- Published
- September 1981
- Authors
- J. Postel
- Status
- INTERNET STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 21
- Also known as
- STD5
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 777
Topics
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