RFC 2400

Network Working Group
Request for Comments: 2400
Obsoletes: 2300, 2200, 2000, 1920, 1880,
1800, 1780, 1720, 1610, 1600, 1540, 1500, 1410,
1360, 1280, 1250, 1200, 1140, 1130, 1100, 1083

Internet Architecture Board
J. Postel
J. Reynolds
Editors
September 1998
STD: 1 Category: Standards Track

Status of this Memo

This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). This memo is an Internet Standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998). All Rights Reserved.

Introduction

A discussion of the standardization process and the RFC document series is presented first, followed by an explanation of the terms. Sections 6.2 - 6.10 contain the lists of protocols in each stage of standardization. Finally, there are pointers to references and contacts for further information.

This memo is intended to be issued every one hundred RFCs; please be sure the copy you are reading is current. Current copies may be obtained from the Requests for Comments Editor (RFC-EDITOR) or from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) (see the contact information at the end of this memo).

See Section 6.1 for a description of recent changes. In the official lists in sections 6.2 - 6.10, an asterisk (*) next to a protocol denotes that it is new to this document or has been moved from one protocol level to another, or differs from the previous edition of this document.

Table of Contents

• 1. The Standardization Process
• 2. The Request for Comments Documents
• 3. Other Reference Documents
  • 3.1. Assigned Numbers
  • 3.2. Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
  • 3.3. Host Requirements
  • 3.4. The MIL-STD Documents
• 4. Explanation of Terms
  • 4.1. Definitions of Protocol State
  • 4.2. Definitions of Protocol Status
• 5. The Standards Track
  • 5.1. The RFC Processing Decision Table
  • 5.2. The Standards Track Diagram
• 6. The Protocols
  • 6.1. Recent Changes
    • 6.1.1. New RFCs:
    • 6.1.2. Other Changes:
  • 6.2. Standard Protocols
  • 6.3. Network-Specific Standard Protocols
  • 6.4. Draft Standard Protocols
  • 6.5. Proposed Standard Protocols
  • 6.6. Telnet Options
  • 6.7. Experimental Protocols
  • 6.8. Informational Protocols
  • 6.9. Historic Protocols
  • 6.10. Obsolete Protocols
• 7. Contacts
  • 7.1. IAB, IETF, and IRTF Contacts
  • 7.2. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Contact
  • 7.3. Request for Comments Editor Contact
  • 7.4. The Network Information Center and Requests for Comments Distribution Contact
  • 7.5. Sources for Requests for Comments
• 8. Security Considerations
• 9. Authors' Addresses
• Full Copyright Statement

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