RFC 888 · UNKNOWN · 1984
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
"STUB" Exterior Gateway Protocol
Overview
RFC 888, “"STUB" Exterior Gateway Protocol”, is an Unknown document published in January 1984 by L. Seamonson, E.C. Rosen. It has since been updated by RFC 904. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC describes the Exterior Gateway Protocol used to connect Stub Gateways to an Autonomous System of core Gateways. This document specifies the working protocol, and defines an ARPA official protocol. All implementers of Gateways should carefully review this document.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1984
- RFC 890 Exterior Gateway Protocol implementation schedule
- RFC 893 Trailer encapsulations
- RFC 894 A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over Ethernet Networks
- RFC 895 Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams over experimental Ethernet networks
- RFC 896 Congestion Control in IP/TCP Internetworks
- RFC 897 Domain name system implementation schedule
- RFC 898 Gateway special interest group meeting notes
- RFC 899 Request For Comments summary notes: 800-899