RFC Abstracts

RFC3203 - DHCP reconfigure extension
This document defines extensions to DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) to allow dynamic reconfiguration of a single host triggered by the DHCP server (e.g., a new IP address and/or local configuration parameters). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3202 - Definitions of Managed Objects for Frame Relay Service Level Definitions
This memo defines an extension of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing the Frame Relay Service Level Definitions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3201 - Definitions of Managed Objects for Circuit to Interface Translation
This memo defines an extension of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in TCP/IP-based internets. In particular, it defines objects for managing the insertion of interesting Circuit Interfaces into the ifTable. This is important for circuits that must be used within other MIB modules which require an ifEntry. It allows for integrated monitoring of circuits as well as routing to circuits using unaltered, pre-existing MIB modules. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3198 - Terminology for Policy-Based Management
This document is a glossary of policy-related terms. It provides abbreviations, explanations, and recommendations for use of these terms. The intent is to improve the comprehensibility and consistency of writing that deals with network policy, particularly Internet Standards documents (ISDs). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3197 - Applicability Statement for DNS MIB Extensions
This document explains why, after more than six years as proposed standards, the DNS Server and Resolver MIB extensions were never deployed, and recommends retiring these MIB extensions by moving them to Historical status. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3196 - Internet Printing Protocol/1.1: Implementor's Guide
This document is one of a set of documents, which together describe all aspects of a new Internet Printing Protocol (IPP). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3195 - Reliable Delivery for syslog
The BSD Syslog Protocol describes a number of service options related to propagating event messages. This memo describes two mappings of the syslog protocol to TCP connections, both useful for reliable delivery of event messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3194 - The H-Density Ratio for Address Assignment Efficiency An Update on the H ratio
This document provides an update on the "H ratio" defined in RFC 1715. It defines a new ratio which the authors claim is easier to understand. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3193 - Securing L2TP using IPsec
This document discusses how L2TP (Layer Two Tunneling Protocol) may utilize IPsec to provide for tunnel authentication, privacy protection, integrity checking and replay protection. Both the voluntary and compulsory tunneling cases are discussed. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3192 - Minimal FAX address format in Internet Mail
This memo describes a simple method of encoding Global Switched Telephone Network (GSTN) addresses of facsimile devices in the local- part of Internet email addresses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3191 - Minimal GSTN address format in Internet Mail
This memo describes a simple method of encoding Global Switched Telephone Network (GSTN) addresses (commonly called "telephone numbers") in the local-part of Internet email addresses, along with an extension mechanism to allow encoding of additional standard attributes needed for email gateways to GSTN-based services. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3190 - RTP Payload Format for 12-bit DAT Audio and 20- and 24-bit Linear Sampled Audio
This document specifies a packetization scheme for encapsulating 12-bit nonlinear, 20-bit linear, and 24-bit linear audio data streams using the Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP). This document also specifies the format of a Session Description Protocol (SDP) parameter to indicate when audio data is preemphasized before sampling. The parameter may be used with other audio payload formats, in particular L16 (16-bit linear). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3189 - RTP Payload Format for DV (IEC 61834) Video
This document specifies the packetization scheme for encapsulating the compressed digital video data streams commonly known as "DV" into a payload format for the Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3188 - Using National Bibliography Numbers as Uniform Resource Names
This document discusses how national bibliography numbers (persistent and unique identifiers assigned by the national libraries) can be supported within the URN (Uniform Resource Names) framework and the syntax for URNs defined in RFC 2141. Much of the discussion is based on the ideas expressed in RFC 2288. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3187 - Using International Standard Book Numbers as Uniform Resource Names
This document discusses how International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN) can be supported within the URN (Uniform Resource Names) framework and the syntax for URNs defined in RFC 2141. Much of the discussion below is based on the ideas expressed in RFC 2288. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3186 - MAPOS/PPP Tunneling mode
This document specifies tunneling configuration over MAPOS (Multiple Access Protocol over SONET/SDH) networks. Using this mode, a MAPOS network can provide transparent point-to-point link for PPP over SONET/SDH (Packet over SONET/SDH, POS) without any additional overhead. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3185 - Reuse of CMS Content Encryption Keys
This document describes a way to include a key identifier in a CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax) enveloped data structure, so that the content encryption key can be re-used for further enveloped data packets. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3184 - IETF Guidelines for Conduct
This document provides a set of guidelines for personal interaction in the Internet Engineering Task Force. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC3183 - Domain Security Services using S/MIME
This document describes how the S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) protocol can be processed and generated by a number of components of a communication system, such as message transfer agents, guards and gateways to deliver security services. These services are collectively referred to as 'Domain Security Services'. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC3182 - Identity Representation for RSVP
This document describes the representation of identity information in POLICY_DATA object for supporting policy based admission control in the Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP). The goal of identity representation is to allow a process on a system to securely identify the owner and the application of the communicating process (e.g., user id) and convey this information in RSVP messages (PATH or RESV) in a secure manner. We describe the encoding of identities as RSVP policy element. We describe the processing rules to generate identity policy elements for multicast merged flows. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3181 - Signaled Preemption Priority Policy Element
This document describes a preemption priority policy element for use by signaled policy based admission protocols (such as the Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) and Common Open Policy Service (COPS). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3180 - GLOP Addressing in 233/8
This document defines the policy for the use of 233/8 for statically e assigned multicast addresses. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC3179 - Script MIB Extensibility Protocol Version 1.1
The Script MIB extensibility protocol (SMX) defined in this memo separates language specific runtime systems from language independent Script MIB implementations. The IETF Script MIB defines an interface for the delegation of management functions based on the Internet management framework. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC3178 - IPv6 Multihoming Support at Site Exit Routers
The document describes a mechanism for basic IPv6 multihoming support, and its operational requirements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3177 - IAB/IESG Recommendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to Sites
This document provides recommendations to the addressing registries (APNIC, ARIN and RIPE-NCC) on policies for assigning IPv6 address blocks to end sites. In particular, it recommends the assignment of /48 in the general case, /64 when it is known that one and only one subnet is needed and /128 when it is absolutely known that one and only one device is connecting.
RFC3176 - InMon Corporation's sFlow: A Method for Monitoring Traffic in Switched and Routed Networks
This memo defines InMon Corporation's sFlow system. sFlow is a technology for monitoring traffic in data networks containing switches and routers. In particular, it defines the sampling mechanisms implemented in an sFlow Agent for monitoring traffic, the sFlow MIB for controlling the sFlow Agent, and the format of sample data used by the sFlow Agent when forwarding data to a central data collector. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3175 - Aggregation of RSVP for IPv4 and IPv6 Reservations
This document describes the use of a single RSVP (Resource ReSerVation Protocol) reservation to aggregate other RSVP reservations across a transit routing region, in a manner conceptually similar to the use of Virtual Paths in an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) network. It proposes a way to dynamically create the aggregate reservation, classify the traffic for which the aggregate reservation applies, determine how much bandwidth is needed to achieve the requirement, and recover the bandwidth when the sub-reservations are no longer required. It also contains recommendations concerning algorithms and policies for predictive reservations. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3174 - US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1)
The purpose of this document is to make the SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) hash algorithm conveniently available to the Internet community. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3173 - IP Payload Compression Protocol (IPComp)
This document describes a protocol intended to provide lossless compression for Internet Protocol datagrams in an Internet environment. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3172 - Management Guidelines & Operational Requirements for the Address and Routing Parameter Area Domain ("arpa")
This memo describes the management and operational requirements for the address and routing parameter area ("arpa") domain. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC3171 - IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments
This memo provides guidance for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) in assigning IPv4 multicast addresses. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC3170 - IP Multicast Applications: Challenges and Solutions
This document describes the challenges involved with designing and implementing multicast applications. It is an introductory guide for application developers that highlights the unique considerations of multicast applications as compared to unicast applications. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3169 - Criteria for Evaluating Network Access Server Protocols
This document defines requirements for protocols used by Network Access Servers (NAS). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3168 - The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
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. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3167 - Request to Move RFC 1745 to Historic Status
RFC 1745, "BGP4/IDRP for IP---OSPF Interaction", describes technology which was never deployed in the public internet. This document requests that RFC 1745 be moved to Historic status. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3166 - Request to Move RFC 1403 to Historic Status
RFC 1403, "BGP OSPF Interaction", describes technology which is no longer used. This document requests that RFC 1403 be moved to Historic status. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3165 - Definitions of Managed Objects for the Delegation of Management Scripts
This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes a set of managed objects that allow the delegation of management scripts to distributed managers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3164 - The BSD Syslog Protocol
This document describes the observed behavior of the syslog protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3163 - ISO/IEC 9798-3 Authentication SASL Mechanism
This document defines a SASL (Simple Authentication and Security Layer) authentication mechanism based on ISO/IEC 9798-3 and FIPS PUB 196 entity authentication. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC3162 - RADIUS and IPv6
This document specifies the operation of RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service) when run over IPv6 as well as the RADIUS attributes used to support IPv6 network access. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3161 - Internet X.509 Public Key Infrastructure Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP)
This document describes the format of a request sent to a Time Stamping Authority (TSA) and of the response that is returned. It also establishes several security-relevant requirements for TSA operation, with regards to processing requests to generate responses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3160 - The Tao of IETF - A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
This document describes the inner workings of IETF meetings and Working Groups, discusses organizations related to the IETF, and introduces the standards process. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3159 - Structure of Policy Provisioning Information (SPPI)
This document, the Structure of Policy Provisioning Information (SPPI), defines the adapted subset of SNMP's Structure of Management Information (SMI) used to write Policy Information Base (PIB) modules. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3158 - RTP Testing Strategies
This memo describes a possible testing strategy for RTP (real-time transport protocol) implementations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3157 - Securely Available Credentials - Requirements
This document describes requirements to be placed on Securely Available Credentials (SACRED) protocols. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3156 - MIME Security with OpenPGP
This document describes how the OpenPGP Message Format can be used to provide privacy and authentication using the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) security content types described in RFC 1847. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3155 - End-to-end Performance Implications of Links with Errors
This document discusses the specific TCP mechanisms that are problematic in environments with high uncorrected error rates, and discusses what can be done to mitigate the problems without introducing intermediate devices into the connection. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC3154 - Requirements and Functional Architecture for an IP Host Alerting Protocol
This document develops an architecture and a set of requirements needed to support alerting of hosts that are in dormant mode. The architecture and requirements are designed to guide development of an IP protocol for alerting dormant IP mobile hosts, commonly called paging. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3153 - PPP Multiplexing
This document describes a method to reduce the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) framing overhead used to transport small packets over slow links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3152 - Delegation of IP6.ARPA
This document discusses the need for delegation of the IP6.ARPA DNS zone, and specifies a plan for the technical operation thereof. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.