RFC 791
RFC: 791 INTERNET PROTOCOL DARPA INTERNET PROGRAM PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION September 1981 prepared for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Information Processing Techniques Office 1400 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22209 by Information Sciences Institute University of Southern California 4676 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey, California 90291 September 1981 Internet Protocol TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ........................................................ iii 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................... 1 1.1 Motivation .................................................... 1 1.2 Scope ......................................................... 1 1.3 Interfaces .................................................... 1 1.4 Operation ..................................................... 2 2. OVERVIEW ......................................................... 5 2.1 Relation to Other Protocols ................................... 9 2.2 Model of Operation ............................................ 5 2.3 Function Description .......................................... 7 2.4 Gateways ...................................................... 9 3. SPECIFICATION ................................................... 11 3.1 Internet Header Format ....................................... 11 3.2 Discussion ................................................... 23 3.3 Interfaces ................................................... 31 APPENDIX A: Examples & Scenarios ................................... 34 APPENDIX B: Data…