Blog 1981

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Projects, Linux, networks, systems, finds and internet standards from 1981.

1 September 1981RFC · TransportStandard explained

RFC 793: TCP: Reliable data streams over IP

RFC 793 defines TCP as an ordered, reliable and bidirectional byte stream between endpoints. RFC 793 was superseded by RFC 9293. TCP separates the reliability of transport from the unreliability of individual network paths.

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1 September 1981RFC · NetworkingStandard explained

RFC 791: IPv4: The Internet Protocol

RFC 791 describes IPv4 datagrams, addressing, fragmentation and connectionless forwarding between networks. A minimal core protocol made an internet of very different networks possible. Connectionless forwarding deliberately moves reliability to the endpoints.

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