Internet Official Protocol Standards
RFC 2500
Document | Type |
RFC - Historic
(June 1999; No errata)
Obsoleted by RFC 2600
Obsoletes RFC 2400
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Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
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Network Working Group Internet Engineering Task Force Request for Comments: 2500 J. Reynolds Obsoletes: 2400, 2300, 2200, 2000, 1920, 1880, R. Braden 1800, 1780, 1720, 1610, 1600, 1540, 1500, 1410, Editors 1360, 1280, 1250, 1200, 1140, 1130, 1100, 1083 June 1999 STD: 1 Category: Standards Track Internet Official Protocol Standards Status of this Memo This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). This memo is an Internet Standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999). All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Current Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.1. Standard Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2. Network-Specific Standard Protocols . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.3. Draft Standard Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.4. Proposed Standard Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.5. Experimental Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3. Current Applicability Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4. Non-Standard Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.1. Informational Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 4.2. Historic Protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5. Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5.1. IAB, IETF, and IRTF Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5.2. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Contact . . . 25 5.3. Request for Comments Editor Contact . . . . . . . . . . 26 5.4. Requests for Comments Distribution Contact . . . . . . . 26 5.5. Sources for Requests for Comments . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7. Editors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 IETF Standards Track [Page 1] RFC 2500 Internet Standards June 1999 1. Introduction This memo summarizes the status of Internet protocols and specifications. It is published by the RFC Editor in accordance with Section 2.1 of "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", RFC 2026, which specifies the rules and procedures by which all Internet stnadards are set. This memo is prepared by the RFC Editor for the IESG and IAB. It is a member of a series of summary memos that are published approximately every one hundred RFCs; please see www.rfc-editor.org. This memo lists the level and status of the archival documents known as RFCs (Request for Comments) within the Internet standards process. The reader is urged to review RFC 2026 for essential context for interpreting this memo. The following introductory text is quoted directly from RFC 2026: "The Internet, a loosely-organized international collaboration of autonomous, interconnected networks, supports host-to-host communication through voluntary adherence to open protocols and procedures defined by Internet Standards. There are also many isolated interconnected networks, which are not connected to the global Internet but use the Internet Standards. The Internet Standards Process described in this document is concerned with all protocols, procedures, and conventions that are used in or by the Internet, whether or not they are part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. In the case of protocols developed and/or standardized by non-Internet organizations, however, the Internet Standards Process normally applies to the application of the protocol or procedure in the Internet context, not to the specification of the protocol itself. In general, an Internet Standard is a specification that is stable and well-understood, is technically competent, has multiple, independent, and interoperable implementations with substantial operational experience, enjoys significant public support, and is recognizably useful in some or all parts of the Internet. Each distinct version of an Internet standards-related specification is published as part of the "Request for Comments" (RFC) document series. This archival series is the official publication channel for Internet standards documents and other publications of the IESG, IAB, and Internet community. RFCs can be obtained from a number of Internet hosts using anonymous FTP, gopher, World Wide Web, and other Internet document-retrieval systems. IETF Standards Track [Page 2]Show full document text