RFC 904 · HISTORIC · 1984
TUE · 15 SEP 2026
Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specification
Overview
RFC 904, “Exterior Gateway Protocol formal specification”, is a Historic document published in April 1984 by D.L. Mills. It updates RFC 827, RFC 888. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
RFC-904 is the specification of the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP). This memo updates portions of RFC-888 and RFC-827. This RFC specifies an official protocol of the DARPA community for use between gateways of different autonomous systems in the ARPA-Internet.
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 903 A Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
- RFC 905 ISO Transport Protocol specification ISO DP 8073
- RFC 902 ARPA Internet Protocol policy
- RFC 906 Bootstrap loading using TFTP
- RFC 901 Official ARPA-Internet protocols
- RFC 907 Host Access Protocol specification
- RFC 900 Assigned Numbers
- RFC 908 Reliable Data Protocol