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Experimental Internet Stream Protocol: Version 2 (ST-II)
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Network Working Group CIP Working Group
Request for Comments: 1190 C. Topolcic, Editor
Obsoletes: IEN-119 October 1990
Experimental Internet Stream Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)
Status of this Memo
This memo defines a revised version of the Internet Stream Protocol,
originally defined in IEN-119 [8], based on results from experiments
with the original version, and subsequent requests, discussion, and
suggestions for improvements. This is a Limited-Use Experimental
Protocol. Please refer to the current edition of the "IAB Official
Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status of this
protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
1. Abstract
This memo defines the Internet Stream Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II), an
IP-layer protocol that provides end-to-end guaranteed service across
an internet. This specification obsoletes IEN 119 "ST - A Proposed
Internet Stream Protocol" written by Jim Forgie in 1979, the previous
specification of ST. ST-II is not compatible with Version 1 of the
protocol, but maintains much of the architecture and philosophy of
that version. It is intended to fill in some of the areas left
unaddressed, to make it easier to implement, and to support a wider
range of applications.
CIP Working Group
