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| TCP Maintenance and Minor Extensions F. Gont | TCP Maintenance and Minor Extensions F. Gont | |||
| (tcpm) UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks | (tcpm) UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks | |||
| Internet-Draft D. Borman | Internet-Draft D. Borman | |||
| Updates: 793 (if approved) Quantum Corporation | Updates: 793 (if approved) Quantum Corporation | |||
| Intended status: Standards Track February 16, 2013 | Intended status: Standards Track September 10, 2013 | |||
| Expires: August 20, 2013 | Expires: March 14, 2014 | |||
| On the Validation of TCP Sequence Numbers | On the Validation of TCP Sequence Numbers | |||
| draft-gont-tcpm-tcp-seq-validation-00.txt | draft-gont-tcpm-tcp-seq-validation-01.txt | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| When TCP receives packets that lie outside of the receive window, the | When TCP receives packets that lie outside of the receive window, the | |||
| corresponding packets are dropped and either an ACK, RST or no | corresponding packets are dropped and either an ACK, RST or no | |||
| response is generated due to the out-of-window packet, with no | response is generated due to the out-of-window packet, with no | |||
| further processing of the packet. Most of the time, this works just | further processing of the packet. Most of the time, this works just | |||
| fine and TCP remains stable, especially when a TCP connection has | fine and TCP remains stable, especially when a TCP connection has | |||
| unidirectional data flow. However, there are three scenarios in | unidirectional data flow. However, there are three scenarios in | |||
| which packets that are outside of the receive window should still | which packets that are outside of the receive window should still | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 45 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 45 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
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| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
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| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on August 20, 2013. | This Internet-Draft will expire on March 14, 2014. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
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