RFC 2398 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors
Overview
RFC 2398, “Some Testing Tools for TCP Implementors”, is an Informational document published in August 1998 by S. Parker, C. Schmechel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document lists only tools which can evaluate one or more TCP implementations, or which can privde some specific results which describe or evaluate the TCP being tested. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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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