RFC 1350 · INTERNET STANDARD · 1992

The TFTP Protocol

Overview

RFC 1350, “The TFTP Protocol”, is an Internet Standard document published in July 1992 by K. Sollins. It obsoletes RFC 783. It has since been updated by RFC 1782, RFC 1783, RFC 1784, RFC 1785, RFC 2347, RFC 2348, RFC 2349. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

TFTP is a very simple protocol used to transfer files. It is from this that its name comes, Trivial File Transfer Protocol or TFTP. Each nonterminal packet is acknowledged separately. This document describes the protocol and its types of packets. The document also explains the reasons behind some of the design decisions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 783
Other RFCs from 1992