ARPA Internet Protocol policy
RFC 902, “ARPA Internet Protocol policy”, is an Unknown document published in July 1984 by J.K. Reynolds, J. Postel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The purpose of this memo is to explain how protocol standards are adopted for the ARPA-Internet and the DARPA research community. There are three important aspects to be discussed: the process, the authority, and the complex relationship between the DARPA community and the DDN community. This memo is a policy statement on how protocols become official standards for the ARPA-Internet and the DARPA research community. This is an official policy statement of the ICCB and the DARPA.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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- RFC 901 Official ARPA-Internet protocols
- RFC 903 A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
- RFC 900 Assigned Numbers
- RFC 904 Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specification
- RFC 899 Request For Comments summary notes: 800-899
- RFC 905 ISO Transport Protocol specification ISO DP 8073
- RFC 898 Gateway special interest group meeting notes
- RFC 906 Bootstrap loading using TFTP