RFC - 3168
The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc3168.txt |
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| Authors: | K. Ramakrishnan [TeraOptic Networks], S. Floyd [ACIRI], D. Black [EMC] |
| Date: | September 2001 |
| Category: | Proposed Standard |
| Obsoletes: | |
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| RFC-2481 | A Proposal to add Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP (Obsoleted by RFC-3168prop) |
| Updates: | |
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| RFC-2474prop | Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers (Updated by RFC-3260, RFC-3168prop) |
| RFC-2401 | Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol (Obsoleted by RFC-4301prop) (Updated by RFC-3168prop) |
| RFC-793std7 [STD 7] |
Transmission Control Protocol (Updated by RFC-3168prop) |
| Referred by: | 44 RFC |
| Refers to: | 27 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2001). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
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.
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