RFC 1209 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1991
WED · 29 JUL 2026
The Transmission of IP Datagrams over the SMDS Service
Overview
RFC 1209, “The Transmission of IP Datagrams over the SMDS Service”, is an Internet Standard document published in March 1991 by D. Piscitello, J. Lawrence. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines a protocol for the transmission of IP and ARP packets over a Switched Multi-megabit Data Service Network configured as a logical IP subnetwork. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Internet Standard” means
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