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RFC 3168

The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP, September 2001

File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 2481

Updates:

RFC 2003, RFC 2474, RFC 2401, RFC 793

Updated by:

RFC 4301, RFC 6040, RFC 8311

Authors:

K. Ramakrishnan
S. Floyd
D. Black

Stream:

IETF

Source:

tsvwg (wit)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3168

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Abstract

This memo specifies the incorporation of ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification) to TCP and IP, including ECN's use of two bits in the IP header. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.