@misc{rfc1958, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 1958, howpublished = {RFC 1958}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC1958}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc1958}, author = {Brian E. Carpenter}, title = {{Architectural Principles of the Internet}}, pagetotal = 8, year = 1996, month = jun, abstract = {The Internet and its architecture have grown in evolutionary fashion from modest beginnings, rather than from a Grand Plan. While this process of evolution is one of the main reasons for the technology's success, it nevertheless seems useful to record a snapshot of the current principles of the Internet architecture. This is intended for general guidance and general interest, and is in no way intended to be a formal or invariant reference model. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.}, }