RFC 1180 · INFORMATIONAL · 1991 TUE · 15 SEP 2026

TCP/IP tutorial

By T.J. Socolofsky, C.J. Kale · Published January 1991 · DOI 10.17487/RFC1180

Overview

RFC 1180, “TCP/IP tutorial”, is an Informational document published in January 1991 by T.J. Socolofsky, C.J. Kale. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC is a tutorial on the TCP-IP protocol suite, focusing particularly on the steps in forwarding an IP datagram from source host to destination host through a router. It does not specify an Internet standard.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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