RFC 1574 · INFORMATIONAL · 1994

Essential Tools for the OSI Internet

Overview

RFC 1574, “Essential Tools for the OSI Internet”, is an Informational document published in February 1994 by S. Hares, C. Wittbrodt. It obsoletes RFC 1139. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the following three necessary tools to debug problems in the deployment and maintenance of networks using ISO 8473 (CLNP): ping or OSI Echo function, traceroute function which uses the OSI Echo function, and routing table dump function. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 1139
Other RFCs from 1994

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