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TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview - IBM Redbooks

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The following Internet st<strong>and</strong>ards are of particular importance:<br />

► STD 1 – Internet Official Protocol St<strong>and</strong>ards<br />

This st<strong>and</strong>ard gives the state <strong>and</strong> status of each Internet protocol or st<strong>and</strong>ard<br />

<strong>and</strong> defines the meanings attributed to each state or status. It is issued by the<br />

IAB approximately quarterly. At the time of writing, this st<strong>and</strong>ard is in RFC<br />

3700.<br />

► STD 2 – Assigned Internet Numbers<br />

This st<strong>and</strong>ard lists currently assigned numbers <strong>and</strong> other protocol parameters<br />

in the Internet protocol suite. It is issued by the Internet Assigned Numbers<br />

Authority (IANA). The current edition at the time of writing is RFC 3232.<br />

► STD 3 – Host Requirements<br />

This st<strong>and</strong>ard defines the requirements for Internet host software (often by<br />

reference to the relevant RFCs). The st<strong>and</strong>ard comes in three parts:<br />

– RFC 1122 – Requirements for Internet hosts – communications layer<br />

– RFC 1123 – Requirements for Internet hosts – application <strong>and</strong> support<br />

– RFC 2181 – Clarifications to the DNS Specification<br />

► STD 4 – Router Requirements<br />

This st<strong>and</strong>ard defines the requirements for <strong>IP</strong>v4 Internet gateway (router)<br />

software. It is defined in RFC 1812 – Requirements for <strong>IP</strong>v4 Routers.<br />

For Your Information (FYI)<br />

A number of RFCs that are intended to be of wide interest to Internet users are<br />

classified as For Your Information (FYI) documents. They frequently contain<br />

introductory or other helpful information. Like STD numbers, an FYI number is<br />

not changed when a revised RFC is issued. Unlike STDs, FYIs correspond to a<br />

single RFC document. For example, FYI 4 - FYI on Questions <strong>and</strong> Answers -<br />

Answers to Commonly asked “New Internet User” Questions, is currently in its<br />

fifth edition. The RFC numbers are 1177, 1206, 1325 <strong>and</strong> 1594, <strong>and</strong> 2664.<br />

Obtaining RFCs<br />

RFC <strong>and</strong> ID documents are available publicly <strong>and</strong> online <strong>and</strong> best obtained from<br />

the IETF Web site:<br />

http://www.ietf.org<br />

A complete list of current Internet St<strong>and</strong>ards can be found in RFC 3700 – Internet<br />

Official Protocol St<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

Chapter 1. Architecture, history, st<strong>and</strong>ards, <strong>and</strong> trends 25

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