RFC 2583 · INFORMATIONAL · 1999
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Guidelines for Next Hop Client Developers
Overview
RFC 2583, “Guidelines for Next Hop Client Developers”, is an Informational document published in May 1999 by R. Carlson, L. Winkler. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides guidelines for developers of the Next Hop Resolution Protocol Clients (NHC). The intent is to define the interaction between the NHC code and the TCP/IP protocol stack of the local host operating system. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
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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