RFC 964 · INFORMATIONAL · 1985

Some problems with the specification of the Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol

Overview

RFC 964, “Some problems with the specification of the Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol”, is an Informational document published in November 1985 by D.P. Sidhu, T. Blumer. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The purpose of this RFC is to provide helpful information on the Military Standard Transmission Control Protocol (MIL-STD-1778) so that one can obtain a reliable implementation of this protocol standard. This note points out three errors with this specification. This note also proposes solutions to these problems.

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