RFC 2000 · HISTORIC · 1997
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Internet Official Protocol Standards
Overview
RFC 2000, “Internet Official Protocol Standards”, is a Historic document published in February 1997 by J. Postel. It obsoletes RFC 1920. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2200 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes the state of standardization of protocols used in the Internet as determined by the Internet Architecture Board (IAB). This memo is an Internet Standard.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 1999 Request for Comments Summary RFC Numbers 1900-1999
- RFC 2001 TCP Slow Start, Congestion Avoidance, Fast Retransmit, and Fast Recovery Algorithms
- RFC 2021 Remote Network Monitoring Management Information Base Version 2 using SMIv2
- RFC 2042 Registering New BGP Attribute Types
- RFC 2058 Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
- RFC 2059 RADIUS Accounting
- RFC 2063 Traffic Flow Measurement: Architecture
- RFC 2064 Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter MIB