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RFC 793, "Transmission Control Protocol", September 1981

Note: This RFC has been obsoleted byRFC 9293

Note: This RFC has been updated byRFC 1122, RFC 3168, RFC 6093, RFC 6528

Errata ID:573
Status: Verified
Type: Technical
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Robert Braden
Date Reported: 2007-02-22

A number of details in RFC 793 were corrected, modified, or clarified in RFC 1122. Familiarity with RFC 1122 and more recent TCP documents is imperative before any implementation of RFC 793 is attempted.

TCP Feature             RFC 793 Ref       See RFC 1122 SectionReceived PUSH bitSection 2.84.2.2.2Urgent PointerSection 3.14.2.2.4TCP state diagramSection 3.2, p.234.2.2.8Simultaneous OpenSection 3.4, Fig 84.2.2.10Retransmission TimeoutSection 3.74.2.2.15, 4.2.3.1Event ProcessingSection 3.94.2.2.20

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