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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc604.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc604.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8558ecc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc604.txt @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ + + + + + + +Network Working Group Jon Postel +RFC # 604 MITRE +NIC # 21186 26 December 1973 + + + Assigned Link Numbers + +This announcement modifies the official host-to-host protocol, and +updates the defining documents [NIC 8246, NIC 9347]. Please note that +the information on page 28 of "Host/Host Protocol for the ARPA Network" +about link number assignments is updated by this note, and that a +previous update [RFC 317, NIC 9347] is completely replaced. The +modification is minor and should have no effect on existing network +programs or usage. Four of the reserved link numbers are hereby +assigned for experimental use in the testing of an internetworking +protocol defined by Kahn and Cerf. + +Description: + + Control Link + + Link 0 is assigned for use as the host-to-host protocol control + link. + + Data Links + + Links 2-71 are available for use in connections as provided by + the host-to-host protocol. + + Internetworking Protocol + + Links 155-158 are to be used for experiments with the + Internetworking Protocol. + + Measurements + + Links 159-191 are assigned for use in measurements under the + direction of the Network Measurement Center at UCLA. + + Message Switching + + Links 192-195 are to be used for experiments with the Message + Switching Protocol. + + Private Experiments + + Links 196-255 are available for private experimental use. + + + + +Postel [Page 1] + +RFC 604 Assigned Link Numbers December 1973 + + + Reserved + + Link 1, and links 72-154 are reserved for future developments + and experiments and currently are not to be used. + +Table: + Link Number Assignment + + 0 Control Link + 1 Reserved + 2-71 Connections + 72-154 Reserved + 155-158 Internetworking Protocol + 159-191 Measurements + 192-195 Message Switching Protocol + 196-255 Experimental + +References: + + Host-to-host Protocol NIC 8246 + Internetworking Protocol NIC 18764 + Message Switching Protocol NIC 9926 + + + + + + + + + + + [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ] + [ into the online RFC archives by Alex McKenzie with ] + [ support from GTE, formerly BBN Corp. 10/99 ] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Postel [Page 2] + |