Network Working Group Ole Jacobsen (SRI)
Request for Comments: 980 Jon Postel (ISI)
March 1986
Protocol Document Order Information
STATUS OF THIS MEMO
This RFCindicates how to oBTain various protocol documents used in
the DARPA research community. Included is an overview of the new
1985 DDN Protocol Handbook and available sources for obtaining
related documents (sUCh as, DoD, ISO, and CCITT). Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
DOD INTERNET PROTOCOL DOCUMENTS:
How to get the Requests for Comments (RFCs):
RFCs are the working memos of the DARPA research community. The
subjects may include protocol specifications, interface
definitions, program descriptions, policy statements, trouble
reports, algorithms, announcements, and humor. These may range
from wild ideas and crazy suggestions, to firm specifications.
The normal method for distribution of RFCs is for interested
parties to copy the documents from the DDN Network Information
Center's (NIC) online library using FTP. Public Access files may
be copied from the RFCDirectory on the SRI-NIC.ARPA host computer
via FTP with username ANONYMOUS and passWord GUEST. The pathname
of RFCnnn is RFC:RFCnnn.TXT.
Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either
the author of the RFCin question or to NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA. Unless
specifically noted otherwise on the RFCitself, all RFCs are for
unlimited distribution.
For hardcopy distribution from the NIC there is a charge of $5 for
each RFCthat is less than 100 pages, and $10 for each RFCthat is
100 pages or more to cover the cost of postage and handling
(check, money order, or purchase order accepted).
Order From:
SRI International (SRI-NIC)
DDN Network Information Center
Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 1-415-859-3695
1-800-235-3155
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How to get the Protocol Handbook - 1985:
It has been about 5 years since the release of the Internet
Protocol Transition Workbook (IPTW) and the related documents
which were issued as a document set for implementors of TCP/IP and
related application protocols. These were issued to assist the
NCP-to-TCP transition which took place in early 1983. Since that
time the network has undergone many changes, the most noteable
being the creation of the Defense Data Network (DDN) and the
ARPANET/MILNET split, leaving the ARPANET as a research and
development network, and MILNET as an operational military
network.
An updated and much eXPanded version of the IPTW is needed to
reflect these changes, and the 1985 DDN Protocol Handbook is a
response to this need. The cost is $110 domestic, and $130
foreign, including 4th class postage (check, money order, or
purchase order accepted).
The 1985 DDN Protocol Handbook is divided into three volumes:
1. The first volume includes Military Standard (MIL STD)
protocols as well as administrative guidelines pertaining to
the MILNET portion of the DDN.
2. The second volume includes the DARPA Internet protocols as
well as administrative guidelines pertaining to the ARPANET
portion of the DDN. Most of these protocols have also been
issued as RFCs.
3. The third volume contains several background articles,
implementation guidelines, and additional protocol
specifications. This volume is relevant to both portions of
the network, and should be used in conjunction with the other
two volumes.
The Table of Contents of the three volumes is given in
Appendix A.
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Order From:
SRI International (SRI-NIC)
DDN Network Information Center
Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: 1-415-859-3695
1-800-235-3155
How to get the Old Protocol Workbook - 1982:
The 1982 edition of the Protocol Handbook is a five volume set.
These documents were distributed in hardcopy by the NIC, but are
now out of print. Many of the protocols are also RFCs which are
available online or in hardcopy from the NIC. The complete
documents may be obtained from the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS), or the Defense Technical Information Service
(DTIC). The documents and their NTIS order numbers are:
Internet Protocol Transition Workbook (IPTW) ADA153607
Internet Protocol Implementation Guide (IPIG) ADA153624
Internet Mail Protocol ADA153625
Internet Telnet Protocol and Options not deposited
Miscellaneous Protocol not deposited
Order From:
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Phone: 1-703-487-4650 (order desk)
Or
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Cameron Station, Bldg. 5
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 1-703-274-7633
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How to get the MIL STD Internet Protocol Documents:
Several of the Internet protocol documents have been issued as
military standards (MIL-STDs). The MIL-STDs listed below are the
official DoD versions of these commmunication protocols and should
be consulted for any implementations. These documents are
available from the Naval Publications and Forms Center. Requests
can be initiated by telephone, telegraph, or mail; however, it is
preferred that private industry use form DD1425, if possible.
These five documents are included in the 1985 DDN Protocol
Handbook.
Internet Protocol (IP) MIL-STD-1777
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) MIL-STD-1778
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) MIL-STD-1780
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) MIL-STD-1781
Telnet Protocol and Options (TELNET) MIL-STD-1782
Order From:
Naval Publications and Forms Center, Code 3015
5801 Tabor Ave
PhilaDelphia, PA 19120
Phone: 1-215-697-3321 (order tape)
1-215-697-4834 (conversation)
There may also be brokers in your area that will handle orders for
MIL-STDs. One such vendor for MIL-STD documents is Global
Engineering.
Relationship between the RFCversions and the MIL STD versions:
The ARPA community specifications for IP (RFC-791) and TCP
(RFC-793) and the DoD specifications above are intended to
describe exactly the same protocols. Any difference in the
protocols specified by these sets of documents should be reported
to DCA and to DARPA. The RFCs and the MIL-STDs for IP and TCP
differ in style and level of detail. It is strongly advised that
the two sets of documents be used together. The ARPA and the DoD
specifications for the FTP, SMTP, and Telnet protocols are
essentially the same documents (RFCs 765, 821, 854). Note that
the current ARPA specification for FTP is RFC-959. The MIL-STD
versions have been edited slightly. Implementers should also
check the "Official Protocols" memo for comments on protocol
status or pending changes (RFC-961). DDN implementators should
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watch for DDN Management Bulletins (available from the NIC) which
may announce policy changes with respect to the status of
protocols on the DDN.
OTHER PROTOCOL DOCUMENTS
ISO Protocol Documents:
Approved ISO standards, and ISO draft standards at either the DP
or DIS level, are available from the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) in New York.
Order From:
American National Standards Institute
1430 Broadway
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 1-212-642-4900
There may also be brokers in your area that will handle orders for
ISO documents. One such vendor of ISO documents is OMNICOM.
CCITT Protocol Documents:
The approved CCITT Recommendations are published by the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Geneva.
Order From:
United Nations Bookstore
Room GA 32B
New York, NY 10017
Most of the Red book (1984) is available, including all but one
of the X series. The useful volumes are:
VIII.1 V Series $43.20
VIII.2 X.1 - X.15 8.60
VIII.3 X.20 - X.32 44.30
VIII.4 X.40 - X.181 46.40
VIII.5 X.200 - X.250 50.80
VIII.6 X.300 - X.353 10.80
VIII.7 X.400 - X.430 not available yet
No shipping charge for over 5 books via UPS. First Class $1.00
per book. Check with order only.
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All the ISO protocols are in the X.200 to X.430 area.
There may also be brokers in your area that will handle orders for
ISO documents. One such vendor of CCITT documents is OMNICOM.
NRC Report
The National Research Council's Report to the Department of
Defense and the National Bureau of Standards entitled "Transport
Protocols for Department of Defense Data Networks".
This was originally published by the National Academy Press,
February 1985. The Executive Summary is RFC-939. The complete
report is RFC-942.
DOCUMENT BROKERS
We list here some document brokers as a convenience. There may be
other brokers that should be listed, if so please let us know and
they will be listed in future editions.
Global Engineering:
Global Engineering Documents
2625 Hickory Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 1-800-854-7179
OMNICOM:
OMNICOM, Inc.
501 Church Street, NE
Suite 206
Vienna, VA 22180
Phone: 1-703-281-1135
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APPENDIX A
DDN PROTOCOL HANDBOOK 1985 -- TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME ONE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME ONE
SECTION 2: OVERVIEW
2.1 Purpose of the DDN Protocol Handbook
2.2 What the Handbook Contains
2.3 Role of DCA in Protocol Standardization
2.4 Protocol Review and Acceptance in the DoD
2.5 Position of DoD on Use of National and
International Standards
SECTION 3: BACKGROUND
3.1 Brief History of the DDN
3.2 DoD Architectural Model
SECTION 4: DDN PROTOCOL CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
4.1 The DDN Program Management Office (DDN PMO)
4.2 The DDN Configuration Management
4.2.1 The DDN Configuration Control Group (CCG)
4.2.2 Blacker Front End Interface Control Document
4.2.3 OSD Directives
4.3 Protocol Testing and Validation (IVV&T)
4.4 Announcement Procedures
4.4.1 Requests for Comments (RFCs)
4.4.2 DCA Circulars
4.4.3 DDN Management Bulletins and Newsletters
4.4.4 The TACNEWS Service
SECTION 5: OBTAINING PROTOCOL INFORMATION
5.1 Military Standards
5.2 The DDN Protocol Handbook
5.3 Requests for Comments (RFCs)
5.4 DDN Management Bulletins
5.5 NIC Services
5.6 Other Information Sources
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SECTION 6: DOD MILITARY STANDARD PROTOCOLS
6.1 Internet Protocol (IP) MIL-STD 1777
6.2 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) MIL-STD 1778
6.3 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) MIL-STD 1780
6.4 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) MIL-STD 1781
6.5 Telnet Protocol and Options MIL-STD 1782
6.6 X.25 (Levels 1-3)
(Undergoing Review Process)
6.7 Host Front End Protocol [RFC929]
(Undergoing Review Process)
6.8 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
(Undergoing Review Process)
SECTION 7: REFERENCES
VOLUME TWO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME TWO
SECTION 2: BACKGROUND
2.1 A Brief History of the ARPANET
2.2 Management of the ARPANET
2.2.1 DARPA/IPTO
2.3 The Catenet Model for Internetworking [IEN 48]
2.4 The DARPA Internet Protocol Suite [RS-85-153]
SECTION 3: PROTOCOL REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE FOR
THE DARPA INTERNET
3.1 Request for Comments (RFCs)
3.2 Special Interest Group Discussions
3.3 The Internet Advisory Board
SECTION 4: OBTAINING PROTOCOL INFORMATION
4.1 Military Standards
4.2 The DDN Protocol Handbook
4.3 Requests for Comments (RFCs)
4.4 DDN Management Bulletins and Newsletters
4.5 NIC Services
4.6 Other Protocol Information Sources
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SECTION 5: CURRENT OFFICIAL ARPANET PROTOCOLS
5.1 Summary of All Current Official Protocols [RFC961]
SECTION 6: NETWORK LEVEL PROTOCOLS
6.1 Internet Protocol (IP) [RFC791]
6.2 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) [RFC792]
SECTION 7: HOST LEVEL PROTOCOLS
7.1 Major Host Protocols
7.1.1 User Datagram Protocol (UDP) [RFC768]
7.1.2 Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) [RFC793]
7.2 Minor Host Protocols
7.2.1 Host Monitoring Protocol (HMP) [RFC869]
7.2.2 Cross Net Debugger (XNET) [IEN 158]
7.2.3 Multiplexing Protocol (MUX) [IEN 90]
7.2.4 Stream Protocol (ST) [IEN 119]
7.2.5 Network Voice Protocol (NVP-II) [RFC741]
7.2.6 Reliable Data Protocol (RDP) [RFC908]
7.3 Gateway Protocols
7.3.1 "Stub" Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) [RFC904]
7.3.2 Gateway-Gateway Protocol (GGP) [RFC823]
SECTION 8: APPLICATION LEVEL PROTOCOLS
8.1.1 Telnet Protocol (TELNET) [RFC854]
8.1.2 Telnet Options (TLNT-OPS) [RFC855]
8.1.2.0 Binary Transmission [RFC856]
8.1.2.1 Echo [RFC857]
8.1.2.2 Reconnection [NIC 15391]
8.1.2.3 Suppress Go Ahead [RFC858]
8.1.2.4 Approx Message Size Negotiation [NIC 15393]
8.1.2.5 Status [RFC859]
8.1.2.6 Timing Mark [RFC860]
8.1.2.7 Remote Controlled Trans and Echo [RFC726]
8.1.2.8 Output Line Width [NIC 20196]
8.1.2.9 Output Page Size [NIC 20197]
8.1.2.10 Output Carriage-Return Disposition [RFC652]
8.1.2.11 Output Horizontal Tabstops [RFC653]
8.1.2.12 Output Horizontal Tab Disposition [RFC654]
8.1.2.13 Output Formfeed Disposition [RFC655]
8.1.2.14 Output Vertical Tabstops [RFC656]
8.1.2.15 Output Vertical Tab Disposition [RFC657]
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8.1.2.16 Output Linefeed Disposition [RFC658]
8.1.2.17 Extended ASCII [RFC698]
8.1.2.18 Logout [RFC727]
8.1.2.19 Byte Macro [RFC735]
8.1.2.20 Data Entry Terminal [RFC732]
8.1.2.21 SUPDUP [RFC736]
8.1.2.22 SUPDUP Output [RFC749]
8.1.2.23 Send Location [RFC779]
8.1.2.24 Terminal Type [RFC930]
8.1.2.25 End of Record [RFC885]
8.1.2.26 TACACS User Identification [RFC927]
8.1.2.27 Output Marking [RFC933]
8.1.2.28 Extended-Options-List [RFC861]
8.1.3 File Transfer Protocol (FTP) [RFC959]
8.1.4 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) [RFC821]
8.1.5 Domain Name Protocol (DOMAIN) [RFC883]
8.1.6 HOSTNAME Protocol (HOSTNAME) [RFC953]
8.2 Minor Applications (Implemented by many hosts)
8.2.1 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) [IEN 133]
8.2.2 Simple File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) [RFC913]
8.2.3 Echo Protocol (ECHO) [RFC862]
8.2.4 Discard Protocol (DISCARD) [RFC863]
8.2.5 Daytime Protocol (DAYTIME) [RFC867]
8.2.6 Time Server Protocol (TIME) [RFC868]
8.2.7 Character Generator Protocol (CHARGEN) [RFC864]
8.2.8 Quote of the Day Protocol (QUOTE) [RFC865]
8.2.9 Active Users Protocol (USERS) [RFC866]
8.2.10 Finger Protocol (FINGER) [RFC742]
8.2.11 WHOIS Protocol (NICNAME) [RFC954]
8.2.12 Network Standard Text Editor (NETED) [RFC569]
8.3 Miscellaneous Applications (Implemented by few hosts)
8.3.1 Resource Location Protocol (RLP) [RFC887]
8.3.2 Remote Job Entry (RJE) [RFC407]
8.3.3 Remote Job Service (NETRJS) [RFC740]
8.3.4 Remote Telnet Service (RTELNET) [RFC818]
8.3.5 Graphics Protocol (GRAPHICS) [RFC493]
8.3.6 Authentication Service (AUTH) [RFC931]
8.3.7 DCNET Time Server Protocol (CLOCK) [RFC778]
8.3.8 SUPDUP Protocol (SUPDUP) [RFC734]
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VOLUME THREE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME THREE
SECTION 2: PROTOCOL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES
2.1 Window and Acknowledgment Strategy in TCP [RFC813]
2.2 Names, Addresses, Ports, and Routes [RFC814]
2.3 IP Datagram Reassembly Algorithms [RFC815]
2.4 Fault Isolation and Recovery [RFC816]
2.5 Modularity and Efficiency in Protocol Implementation [RFC817]
2.6 A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication
2.7 Issues in Packet Network Interconnection
2.8 Protocols in a Computer Internetworking Environment
2.9 Internetwork Protocol Approaches
2.10 The ARPA Internet Protocol
2.11 Internetworking for the Military Environment
2.12 Connecting Different Types of Networks with Gateways
SECTION 3: APPENDICES
3.1 Assigned Numbers [RFC960]
3.2 Pre-emption [RFC794]
3.3 Service Mappings [RFC795]
3.4 Address Mappings [RFC796]
3.5 DoD Internet Host Table Specification [RFC952]
3.6 Document Formats [RFC678]
3.6.1 Instructions for Authors of RFCs
3.7 Bitmap Formats [RFC797]
3.8 Facsimile Formats [RFC769]
3.9 Character Set Definition (ASCII)
3.10 Interface Message Processor (BBN-1822)
3.11 ARPANET 1822L Host Access Protocol [RFC878]
3.12 Internet Protocol on X.25 Networks [RFC877]
3.13 Internet Protocol
on Distributed Computer Networks [RFC891]
3.14 Transmission of IP Datagrams
over IEEE 802.3 Networks [RFC948]
3.15 Internet Protocol on Ethernet Networks [RFC894]
3.16 Internet Protocol on Experimental Ethernets [RFC895]
3.17 Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) [RFC826]
3.18 Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) [RFC903]
3.19 Host Access Protocol (HAP) [RFC907]
3.20 Loader Debugger Protocol (LDP) [RFC909]
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3.21 CSNET Mailbox Name Server Protocol (CSNET-NS) [CS-DN-2]
3.22 Internet Name Server Protocol (NAMSRVR) [IEN 116]
3.23 Internet Message Protocol (MPM) [RFC759]
3.24 Post Office Protocol (POP) [RFC937]
