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A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication

The work

AuthorsVinton G. Cerf; Robert E. Kahn
Editors
Typearticle
Year1974
Citekeycerf1974protocol

Where it appeared

Published inIEEE Transactions on Communications
PublisherIEEE Communications Society
Volume22
Issue5
Pages637--648

Identifiers

DOI10.1109/tcom.1974.1092259
OpenAlexW2174359540

Access

Landing pagehttps://doi.org/10.1109/tcom.1974.1092259

Abstract

A protocol that supports the sharing of resources that exist in different packet switching networks is presented. The protocol provides for variation in individual network packet sizes, transmission failures, sequencing, flow control, end-to-end error checking, and the creation and destruction of logical process-to-process connections. Some implementation issues are considered, and problems such as internetwork routing, accounting, and timeouts are exposed.

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@article{cerf1974protocol,
  title        = {A Protocol for Packet Network Intercommunication},
  author       = {Vinton G. Cerf and Robert E. Kahn},
  year         = {1974},
  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Communications},
  publisher    = {IEEE Communications Society},
  volume       = {22},
  number       = {5},
  pages        = {637--648},
  doi          = {10.1109/tcom.1974.1092259},
}

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