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Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group R. Braden, Ed.
Request for Comments: 2205 ISI
Category: Standards Track L. Zhang
UCLA
S. Berson
ISI
S. Herzog
IBM Research
S. Jamin
Univ. of Michigan
September 1997
Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) --
Version 1 Functional Specification
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
This memo describes version 1 of RSVP, a resource reservation setup
protocol designed for an integrated services Internet. RSVP provides
receiver-initiated setup of resource reservations for multicast or
unicast data flows, with good scaling and robustness properties.
Braden, Ed., et. al. Standards Track