RFC 878 · UNKNOWN · 1983
WED · 29 JUL 2026
ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol
Overview
RFC 878, “ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in December 1983 by A.G. Malis. It obsoletes RFC 851. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC specifies the ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol, which is a successor to the existing 1822 Host Access Protocol. The 1822L procedure allows ARPANET hosts to use logical identifiers as well as 1822 physical interface identifiers to address each other.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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