A TCP Option for Port Names
draft-touch-tcp-portnames-00
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Replaced Internet-Draft
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| Author | Dr. Joseph D. Touch | ||
| Last updated | 2024-12-18 (Latest revision 2006-04-17) | ||
| Replaced by | draft-touch-tcpm-sno | ||
| RFC stream | Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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| Stream | WG state | (None) | |
| Document shepherd | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Replaced by draft-touch-tcpm-sno | |
| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| Telechat date | (None) | ||
| Responsible AD | Lars Eggert | ||
| Send notices to | (None) |
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Abstract
This document specifies a new TCP option that specifies services by a string name. This option separates the use of port numbers for connection demultiplexing from their use as a service identifier. The option allows a larger number of concurrent connections for a particular service, as well as potentially enabling more explicitly coordination of services behind NATs and firewalls. This option should be supported in new TCP implementations.
Authors
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