RFC 647 · UNKNOWN · 1974
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Proposed protocol for connecting host computers to ARPA-like networks via front end processors
Overview
RFC 647, “Proposed protocol for connecting host computers to ARPA-like networks via front end processors”, is an Unknown document published in November 1974 by M.A. Padlipsky. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Approaches to Front-End protocol processing using available hardware and software.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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