RFC Abstracts
RFC2735 - NHRP Support for Virtual Private Networks
The NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) is used to determine the NBMA subnetwork addresses of the "NBMA next hop" towards a public internetworking layer address. This document describes the enhancements necessary to enable NHRP to perform the same function for private internetworking layer addresses available within the framework of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service on a shared NBMA network. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2734 - IPv4 over IEEE 1394
This document specifies how to use IEEE Std 1394-1995, Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus (and its supplements), for the transport of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) datagrams; it defines the necessary methods, data structures and codes for that purpose. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2733 - An RTP Payload Format for Generic Forward Error Correction
This document specifies a payload format for generic forward error correction of media encapsulated in RTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2732 - Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's
This document defines the format for literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's for implementation in World Wide Web browsers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2731 - Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML
The Dublin Core is a small set of metadata elements for describing information resources. This document explains how these elements are expressed using the META and LINK tags of HTML. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2730 - Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)
This document defines a protocol, Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP), that allows hosts to request multicast addresses from multicast address allocation servers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2729 - Taxonomy of Communication Requirements for Large-scale Multicast Applications
The intention of this memo is to define a classification system for the communication requirements of any large-scale multicast application (LSMA). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2728 - The Transmission of IP Over the Vertical Blanking Interval of a Television Signal
This document describes a method for broadcasting IP data in a unidirectional manner using the vertical blanking interval of television signals. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2727 - IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees
The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled is specified. This document is a self- consistent, organized compilation of the process as it was known at the time of publication. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC2726 - PGP Authentication for RIPE Database Updates
This document presents the proposal for a stronger authentication method of the updates of the RIPE database based on digital signatures. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2725 - Routing Policy System Security
The implementation and deployment of a routing policy system must maintain some degree of integrity to be of any operational use. This document addresses the need to assure integrity of the data by providing an authentication and authorization model. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2724 - RTFM: New Attributes for Traffic Flow Measurement
This document discusses RTFM flows and the attributes which they can have, so as to provide a logical framework for extending the architecture by adding new attributes. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2723 - SRL: A Language for Describing Traffic Flows and Specifying Actions for Flow Groups
This document describes a language for specifying rulesets, i.e. configuration files which may be loaded into a traffic flow meter so as to specify which traffic flows are measured by the meter, and the information it will store for each flow. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2722 - Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture
This document provides a general framework for describing network traffic flows, presents an architecture for traffic flow measurement and reporting, discusses how this relates to an overall network traffic flow architecture and indicates how it can be used within the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2721 - RTFM: Applicability Statement
This document provides an overview covering all aspects of Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement, including its area of applicability and its limitations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2720 - Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB
This document defines a Management Information Base (MIB) for use in controlling an RTFM Traffic Meter, in particular for specifying the flows to be measured. It also provides an efficient mechanism for retrieving flow data from the meter using SNMP. Security issues concerning the operation of traffic meters are summarised. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2719 - Framework Architecture for Signaling Transport
This document defines an architecture framework and functional requirements for transport of signaling information over IP. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2718 - Guidelines for new URL Schemes
This document provides guidelines for the definition of new URL schemes. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2717 - Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names
This document defines the process by which new URL scheme names are registered. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC2716 - PPP EAP TLS Authentication Protocol
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a PPP extension that provides support for additional authentication methods within PPP. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2715 - Interoperability Rules for Multicast Routing Protocols
The rules described in this document will allow efficient interoperation among multiple independent multicast routing domains. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2714 - Schema for Representing CORBA Object References in an LDAP Directory
This document defines the schema for representing CORBA object references in an LDAP directory. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2713 - Schema for Representing Java(tm) Objects in an LDAP Directory
This document defines the schema for representing Java(tm) objects in an LDAP directory. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2712 - Addition of Kerberos Cipher Suites to Transport Layer Security (TLS)
This document proposes the addition of new cipher suites to the TLS protocol to support Kerberos-based authentication. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2711 - IPv6 Router Alert Option
This memo describes a new IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type that alerts transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP datagram. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2710 - Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
This document specifies the protocol used by an IPv6 router to discover the presence of multicast listeners (that is, nodes wishing to receive multicast packets) on its directly attached links, and to discover specifically which multicast addresses are of interest to those neighboring nodes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2709 - Security Model with Tunnel-mode IPsec for NAT Domains
This document describes a security model by which tunnel-mode IPsec security can be architected on NAT devices. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2708 - Job Submission Protocol Mapping Recommendations for the Job Monitoring MIB
This document defines the recommended mapping for many currently popular Job submission protocols to objects and attributes in the Job Monitoring MIB. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2707 - Job Monitoring MIB - V1.0
This document provides a printer industry standard SNMP MIB for (1) monitoring the status and progress of print jobs (2) obtaining resource requirements before a job is processed, (3) monitoring resource consumption while a job is being processed and (4) collecting resource accounting data after the completion of a job. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2706 - ECML v1: Field Names for E-Commerce
A standard set of information fields is defined as the first version of an Electronic Commerce Modeling Language (ECML) so that this task can be more easily automated, for example by wallet software that could fill in fields. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2705 - Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0
This document describes an application programming interface and a corresponding protocol (MGCP) for controlling Voice over IP (VoIP) Gateways from external call control elements. MGCP assumes a call control architecture where the call control "intelligence" is outside the gateways and handled by external call control elements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2704 - The KeyNote Trust-Management System Version 2
This memo describes version 2 of the KeyNote trust-management system.It specifies the syntax and semantics of KeyNote `assertions', describes `action attribute' processing, and outlines the application architecture into which a KeyNote implementation can be fit. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2703 - Protocol-independent Content Negotiation Framework
This memo sets out terminology, an abstract framework and goals for protocol-independent content negotiation, and identifies some technical issues which may need to be addressed. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2702 - Requirements for Traffic Engineering Over MPLS
This document presents a set of requirements for Traffic Engineering over Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). It identifies the functional capabilities required to implement policies that facilitate efficient and reliable network operations in an MPLS domain. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2701 - Nortel Networks Multi-link Multi-node PPP Bundle Discovery Protocol
This document specifies a standard way for Multi-link PPP to operate across multiple nodes. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2700 - Internet Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the current state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2698 - A Two Rate Three Color Marker
This document defines a Two Rate Three Color Marker (trTCM), which can be used as a component in a Diffserv traffic conditioner. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2697 - A Single Rate Three Color Marker
This document defines a Single Rate Three Color Marker (srTCM), which can be used as component in a Diffserv traffic conditioner. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2696 - LDAP Control Extension for Simple Paged Results Manipulation
This document describes an LDAPv3 control extension for simple paging of search results. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2695 - Authentication Mechanisms for ONC RPC
This document describes two authentication mechanisms created by Sun Microsystems that are commonly used in conjunction with the ONC Remote Procedure Call (ONC RPC Version 2) protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2694 - DNS extensions to Network Address Translators (DNS_ALG)
This document identifies the need for DNS extensions to NATs and outlines how a DNS Application Level Gateway (DNS_ALG) can meet the need. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2693 - SPKI Certificate Theory
This document gives the theory behind SPKI certificates and ACLs without going into technical detail about those structures or their uses. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2692 - SPKI Requirements
The SPKI Working Group first established a list of things one might want to do with certificates (attached at the end of this document), and then summarized that list of desires into requirements. This document presents that summary of requirements. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2691 - A Memorandum of Understanding for an ICANN Protocol Support Organization
This is the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by ICANN, the IETF, the ITU-T, W3C and ETSI on July 14, 1999 in Oslo. This MoU creates the Protocol Support Organization (PSO) within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2690 - A Proposal for an MOU-Based ICANN Protocol Support Organization
This is a copy of the proposal for an MOU-based Protocol Supporting Organization that was submitted to ICANN on April 23, 1999. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2689 - Providing Integrated Services over Low-bitrate Links
This document describes an architecture for providing integrated services over low-bitrate links, such as modem lines, ISDN B-channels, and sub-T1 links. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2688 - Integrated Services Mappings for Low Speed Networks
This document defines the service mappings of the IETF Integrated Services for low-bitrate links, specifically the controlled load and guaranteed services. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2687 - PPP in a Real-time Oriented HDLC-like Framing
This document proposes the suspend/resume-oriented solution for the real-time encapsulation format part of the architecture. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2686 - The Multi-Class Extension to Multi-Link PPP
This document proposes the fragment-oriented solution for the real-time encapsulation format part of the architecture. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2685 - Virtual Private Networks Identifier
This document proposes a format for a globally unique VPN identifier. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
The NBMA Next Hop Resolution Protocol (NHRP) is used to determine the NBMA subnetwork addresses of the "NBMA next hop" towards a public internetworking layer address. This document describes the enhancements necessary to enable NHRP to perform the same function for private internetworking layer addresses available within the framework of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service on a shared NBMA network. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2734 - IPv4 over IEEE 1394
This document specifies how to use IEEE Std 1394-1995, Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus (and its supplements), for the transport of Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) datagrams; it defines the necessary methods, data structures and codes for that purpose. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2733 - An RTP Payload Format for Generic Forward Error Correction
This document specifies a payload format for generic forward error correction of media encapsulated in RTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2732 - Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's
This document defines the format for literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's for implementation in World Wide Web browsers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2731 - Encoding Dublin Core Metadata in HTML
The Dublin Core is a small set of metadata elements for describing information resources. This document explains how these elements are expressed using the META and LINK tags of HTML. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2730 - Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP)
This document defines a protocol, Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP), that allows hosts to request multicast addresses from multicast address allocation servers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2729 - Taxonomy of Communication Requirements for Large-scale Multicast Applications
The intention of this memo is to define a classification system for the communication requirements of any large-scale multicast application (LSMA). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2728 - The Transmission of IP Over the Vertical Blanking Interval of a Television Signal
This document describes a method for broadcasting IP data in a unidirectional manner using the vertical blanking interval of television signals. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2727 - IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees
The process by which the members of the IAB and IESG are selected, confirmed, and recalled is specified. This document is a self- consistent, organized compilation of the process as it was known at the time of publication. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC2726 - PGP Authentication for RIPE Database Updates
This document presents the proposal for a stronger authentication method of the updates of the RIPE database based on digital signatures. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2725 - Routing Policy System Security
The implementation and deployment of a routing policy system must maintain some degree of integrity to be of any operational use. This document addresses the need to assure integrity of the data by providing an authentication and authorization model. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2724 - RTFM: New Attributes for Traffic Flow Measurement
This document discusses RTFM flows and the attributes which they can have, so as to provide a logical framework for extending the architecture by adding new attributes. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2723 - SRL: A Language for Describing Traffic Flows and Specifying Actions for Flow Groups
This document describes a language for specifying rulesets, i.e. configuration files which may be loaded into a traffic flow meter so as to specify which traffic flows are measured by the meter, and the information it will store for each flow. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2722 - Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture
This document provides a general framework for describing network traffic flows, presents an architecture for traffic flow measurement and reporting, discusses how this relates to an overall network traffic flow architecture and indicates how it can be used within the Internet. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2721 - RTFM: Applicability Statement
This document provides an overview covering all aspects of Realtime Traffic Flow Measurement, including its area of applicability and its limitations. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2720 - Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB
This document defines a Management Information Base (MIB) for use in controlling an RTFM Traffic Meter, in particular for specifying the flows to be measured. It also provides an efficient mechanism for retrieving flow data from the meter using SNMP. Security issues concerning the operation of traffic meters are summarised. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2719 - Framework Architecture for Signaling Transport
This document defines an architecture framework and functional requirements for transport of signaling information over IP. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2718 - Guidelines for new URL Schemes
This document provides guidelines for the definition of new URL schemes. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2717 - Registration Procedures for URL Scheme Names
This document defines the process by which new URL scheme names are registered. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
RFC2716 - PPP EAP TLS Authentication Protocol
The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) provides a standard method for transporting multi-protocol datagrams over point-to-point links.The Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a PPP extension that provides support for additional authentication methods within PPP. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2715 - Interoperability Rules for Multicast Routing Protocols
The rules described in this document will allow efficient interoperation among multiple independent multicast routing domains. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2714 - Schema for Representing CORBA Object References in an LDAP Directory
This document defines the schema for representing CORBA object references in an LDAP directory. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2713 - Schema for Representing Java(tm) Objects in an LDAP Directory
This document defines the schema for representing Java(tm) objects in an LDAP directory. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2712 - Addition of Kerberos Cipher Suites to Transport Layer Security (TLS)
This document proposes the addition of new cipher suites to the TLS protocol to support Kerberos-based authentication. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2711 - IPv6 Router Alert Option
This memo describes a new IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type that alerts transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP datagram. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2710 - Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
This document specifies the protocol used by an IPv6 router to discover the presence of multicast listeners (that is, nodes wishing to receive multicast packets) on its directly attached links, and to discover specifically which multicast addresses are of interest to those neighboring nodes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2709 - Security Model with Tunnel-mode IPsec for NAT Domains
This document describes a security model by which tunnel-mode IPsec security can be architected on NAT devices. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2708 - Job Submission Protocol Mapping Recommendations for the Job Monitoring MIB
This document defines the recommended mapping for many currently popular Job submission protocols to objects and attributes in the Job Monitoring MIB. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2707 - Job Monitoring MIB - V1.0
This document provides a printer industry standard SNMP MIB for (1) monitoring the status and progress of print jobs (2) obtaining resource requirements before a job is processed, (3) monitoring resource consumption while a job is being processed and (4) collecting resource accounting data after the completion of a job. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2706 - ECML v1: Field Names for E-Commerce
A standard set of information fields is defined as the first version of an Electronic Commerce Modeling Language (ECML) so that this task can be more easily automated, for example by wallet software that could fill in fields. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2705 - Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0
This document describes an application programming interface and a corresponding protocol (MGCP) for controlling Voice over IP (VoIP) Gateways from external call control elements. MGCP assumes a call control architecture where the call control "intelligence" is outside the gateways and handled by external call control elements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2704 - The KeyNote Trust-Management System Version 2
This memo describes version 2 of the KeyNote trust-management system.It specifies the syntax and semantics of KeyNote `assertions', describes `action attribute' processing, and outlines the application architecture into which a KeyNote implementation can be fit. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2703 - Protocol-independent Content Negotiation Framework
This memo sets out terminology, an abstract framework and goals for protocol-independent content negotiation, and identifies some technical issues which may need to be addressed. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2702 - Requirements for Traffic Engineering Over MPLS
This document presents a set of requirements for Traffic Engineering over Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). It identifies the functional capabilities required to implement policies that facilitate efficient and reliable network operations in an MPLS domain. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2701 - Nortel Networks Multi-link Multi-node PPP Bundle Discovery Protocol
This document specifies a standard way for Multi-link PPP to operate across multiple nodes. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2700 - Internet Official Protocol Standards
This memo describes the current state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2698 - A Two Rate Three Color Marker
This document defines a Two Rate Three Color Marker (trTCM), which can be used as a component in a Diffserv traffic conditioner. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2697 - A Single Rate Three Color Marker
This document defines a Single Rate Three Color Marker (srTCM), which can be used as component in a Diffserv traffic conditioner. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2696 - LDAP Control Extension for Simple Paged Results Manipulation
This document describes an LDAPv3 control extension for simple paging of search results. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2695 - Authentication Mechanisms for ONC RPC
This document describes two authentication mechanisms created by Sun Microsystems that are commonly used in conjunction with the ONC Remote Procedure Call (ONC RPC Version 2) protocol. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2694 - DNS extensions to Network Address Translators (DNS_ALG)
This document identifies the need for DNS extensions to NATs and outlines how a DNS Application Level Gateway (DNS_ALG) can meet the need. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2693 - SPKI Certificate Theory
This document gives the theory behind SPKI certificates and ACLs without going into technical detail about those structures or their uses. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2692 - SPKI Requirements
The SPKI Working Group first established a list of things one might want to do with certificates (attached at the end of this document), and then summarized that list of desires into requirements. This document presents that summary of requirements. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2691 - A Memorandum of Understanding for an ICANN Protocol Support Organization
This is the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by ICANN, the IETF, the ITU-T, W3C and ETSI on July 14, 1999 in Oslo. This MoU creates the Protocol Support Organization (PSO) within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2690 - A Proposal for an MOU-Based ICANN Protocol Support Organization
This is a copy of the proposal for an MOU-based Protocol Supporting Organization that was submitted to ICANN on April 23, 1999. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2689 - Providing Integrated Services over Low-bitrate Links
This document describes an architecture for providing integrated services over low-bitrate links, such as modem lines, ISDN B-channels, and sub-T1 links. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2688 - Integrated Services Mappings for Low Speed Networks
This document defines the service mappings of the IETF Integrated Services for low-bitrate links, specifically the controlled load and guaranteed services. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2687 - PPP in a Real-time Oriented HDLC-like Framing
This document proposes the suspend/resume-oriented solution for the real-time encapsulation format part of the architecture. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2686 - The Multi-Class Extension to Multi-Link PPP
This document proposes the fragment-oriented solution for the real-time encapsulation format part of the architecture. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2685 - Virtual Private Networks Identifier
This document proposes a format for a globally unique VPN identifier. [STANDARDS-TRACK]