(For frames version CLICK HERE).
This is an HTML presentation of IETF standards information (2024/11/26)
taken from RFC editor announcements and
rfc-index file.
IETF summarizes standards in
std-index.txt.
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By default all information (except the RFC summaries) will show up in
the upper frame. Clicking on a RFC number will display its summary
entry in the lower frame
(see misc. notes).
It is also possible to click on something like the "keyword" index first
(to put it in another window) before clicking "frames version".
Misc. historical references.
Comments to lynn@garlic.com
- NUM STD
- Title of RFC, Author 1, .. Author N, Issue date (#pp) (.txt=nnnn .ps=nnnn) (FYI-#) (STD-#) (BCP-#) (RTR-#) (Obsoletes ##) (Updates ##) (Refs ##) (protocol)
(was draft)
RFCs that have been obsoleted have a "-" following NUM.
The ".txt" (and/or ".ps") format field maps to URL of the file at
ftp.isi.edu (nnnn is size of the file), clicking on the format
field will pull the RFC file from ftp.isi.edu.
There is only one set of files and most href's include "target"
specifications. If you are running a browser with frames support and
do not select "frames", different files will be placed in different
browser windows. There also seems to be some frame implementation
variations.
For some time the working group name from the IETF email announcements
have been used as a keyword. As a result the keyword organization of
RFCs will include lists of RFCs done by working group.
Misc. other RFCs of possible interest:
"Not All RFCs are Standards"
1796,
"Architectural Principles of the Internet"
1958, and
"Guide for Internet Standards Writers"
2360.
The draft and proposed standards list include age of RFCs in months
(with months >24 displayed in bold). Standards and Protocols
documented by obsoleted RFC have number displayed in bold.
Protocol names that match port protocol have the port number listed.
Author, Date, and Term indexes have RFCs documenting standards
displayed in bold. Term indexes have "misc. &/or unclassified"
for RFCs that have no other "Term" classification.
email addresses are extracted from RFC editor announcements
and included in the Author index. Authors (typically organizations)
that are also listed as terms, have their associated RFCs listed as
such in the term index.
There has been quite a bit of data cleaning, especially with respect
to updates/obsoletes and author names. In the RFC index entries, the
author order is not preserved when loading into the database. When
re-creating the author list for a RFC, it is built in alphabetical
order.
There are a couple instances where Obsoletes/Updates may not be listed:
- multiple RFCs obsolete the same RFC, only the lowest numbered RFC
is listed (doesn't quite capture the intent in cases like both 1034
and 1035 obsoleting 973).
- An "Updated By" RFC will not be listed if it has been obsoleted
(although the obsoleted RFC entry will continue to show its full
"Updates" list). An example is 2474 obsoleting 1349 which updates 791,
1122, 1123, 1195, 1247, and 1448.
RFC text files are now being scanned for References section and the
information extracted and presented in manner similar to
Updates/UpdatedBy. Also, RFCs that mutually reference each other have
the References relationship converted to symmetric "SeeAlso". For more
detail, see
detailed discussion
The IETF draft origin of an RFC will be listed for the first six
months after it has been made an RFC.
For more complete description see "The Internet Standards Process"
BCP-9
and the latest
rfcxx00.txt.
- Standard Protocol
-
A specification for which significant implementation and successful
operational experience has been obtained may be elevated to the
Internet Standard level. An Internet Standard (which may simply be
referred to as a Standard) is characterized by a high degree of
technical maturity and by a generally held belief that the specified
protocol or service provides significant benefit to the Internet
community.
- Draft Standard Protocol
-
A specification from which at least two independent and interoperable
implementations from different code bases have been developed, and for
which sufficient successful operational experience has been obtained,
may be elevated to the "Draft Standard" level. For the purposes of
this section, "interoperable" means to be functionally equivalent or
interchangeable components of the system or process in which they are
used. If patented or otherwise controlled technology is required for
implementation, the separate implementations must also have resulted
from separate exercise of the licensing process. Elevation to Draft
Standard is a major advance in status, indicating a strong belief that
the specification is mature and will be useful.
- Proposed Standard Protocol
-
The entry-level maturity for the standards track is "Proposed
Standard". A specific action by the IESG is required to move a
specification onto the standards track at the "Proposed Standard"
level.
- Experimental Protocol
-
The "Experimental" designation typically denotes a specification that
is part of some research or development effort. Such a specification
is published for the general information of the Internet technical
community and as an archival record of the work, subject only to
editorial considerations and to verification that there has been
adequate coordination with the standards process (see below). An
Experimental specification may be the output of an organized Internet
research effort (e.g., a Research Group of the IRTF), an IETF Working
Group, or it may be an individual contribution.
- Historical Protocol
-
A specification that has been superseded by a more recent
specification or is for any other reason considered to be obsolete is
assigned to the "Historic" level. (Purists have suggested that the
word should be "Historical"; however, at this point the use of
"Historic" is historical.)
20th Anniversary Of The Internet!, also
#1,
#2,
#3.
also RFCs:
801 and
832,
833,
834,
835,
836,
837,
838,
839,
842,
843,
845,
846,
847,
848,
876
Early IETF History (April 1969 to March 1987):
1000
"Request For Comments reference guide".
Also: "30 Years of RFCs"
2555 ,
Hobbes' Internet Timeline
2235,
"Working with Jon, Tribute delivered at UCLA"
2441.
reference to:
NSFnet Announcement and Award
reference to:
NSFnet -- 20 Years of Internet Obscurity and Insight
and a few
old NSFnet related emails
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Lynn Wheeler lynn@garlic.com
https://www.garlic.com/~lynn/rfcietf.htm
Tue Nov 26 07:33:50 2024