RFC 761 · HISTORIC · 1980 MON · 14 SEP 2026

DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol

By J. Postel · Published January 1980 · DOI 10.17487/RFC0761

Overview

RFC 761, “DoD standard Transmission Control Protocol”, is a Historic document published in January 1980 by J. Postel. It has been obsoleted by RFC 793, RFC 7805 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

What “Historic” means

A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.

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