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RFC 47 - BBN's Comments on NWG/RFC #33

  • Status: Unknown
  • Published: 20 April 1970
  • Stream: Legacy
  • Updates: RFC 33
  • Errata: No Errata

Document Information​

  • RFC Number: 47
  • Title: BBN's Comments on NWG/RFC #33
  • Authors: J. Postel (UCLA), S. Crocker (UCLA)
  • Date: 20 April 1970
  • Category: Unknown
  • Updates: RFC 33

Abstract​

RFC 47 forwards BBN's comments on the HOST-HOST protocol paper circulated as NWG/RFC 33. Written by Bill Crowther, the comments dispute two points of that paper: that the IMP should be understood as a store-and-forward device with substantial buffering, and that multiple links are not intended to provide a wider band. The author argues that IMP buffering is minimal and exists only for error control and momentary traffic surges, that the RFNM mechanism serves precisely to keep those buffers empty, and that buffering is a Host function the IMP is not equipped to perform; the memo closes by listing the offending sentences of the paper.

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