RFC 1016 · UNKNOWN · 1987
WED · 17 JUN 2026
Something a Host Could Do with Source Quench: The Source Quench Introduced Delay
Overview
RFC 1016, “Something a Host Could Do with Source Quench: The Source Quench Introduced Delay”, is an Unknown document published in July 1987 by W. Prue, J. Postel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The memo is intended to explore the issue of what a host could do with a source quench. The proposal is for each source host IP module to introduce some delay between datagrams sent to the same destination host. This is a "crazy idea paper" and discussion is essential.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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