RFC 3150 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2001
MON · 15 JUN 2026
End-to-end Performance Implications of Slow Links
Overview
RFC 3150, “End-to-end Performance Implications of Slow Links”, is a Best Current Practice document published in July 2001 by S. Dawkins, G. Montenegro, M. Kojo, V. Magret. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document makes performance-related recommendations for users of network paths that traverse "very low bit-rate" links. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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