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Towards the Future Internet Architecture

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Network Working Group                                           D. Clark
Request for Comments: 1287                                           MIT
                                                               L. Chapin
                                                                     BBN
                                                                 V. Cerf
                                                                    CNRI
                                                               R. Braden
                                                                     ISI
                                                                R. Hobby
                                                                UC Davis
                                                           December 1991


                Towards the Future Internet Architecture

Status of this Memo

   This informational RFC discusses important directions for possible
   future evolution of the Internet architecture, and suggests steps
   towards the desired goals.  It is offered to the Internet community
   for discussion and comment.  This memo provides information for the
   Internet community.  It does not specify an Internet standard.
   Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Table of Contents

   1.  INTRODUCTION .................................................  2

   2.  ROUTING AND ADDRESSING .......................................  5

   3.  MULTI-PROTOCOL ARCHITECTURES .................................  9

   4.  SECURITY ARCHITECTURE ........................................ 13

   5   TRAFFIC CONTROL AND STATE .................................... 16

   6.  ADVANCED APPLICATIONS ........................................ 18

   7.  REFERENCES ................................................... 21

   APPENDIX A. Setting the Stage .................................... 22

   APPENDIX B. Group Membership ..................................... 28

   Security Considerations .......................................... 29

   Authors' Addresses ............................................... 29




Clark, Chapin, Cerf, Braden, & Hobby
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