What is RFC(request for comments) ? and what is the relation between RFC and protocols?

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What is RFC(request for comments) ? and what is the relation between RFC and protocols?

2006-10-31 07:13:56 · 3 answers · asked by Candy S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking

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It's a bit of a misnomer, basically it is a standards definition. FTP, LDAP, Radius and other protocols are all defined by RFC. The identity is a set of digits following so for example RFC 2253 is the LDAP standard.

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2006-10-31 07:24:13 · answer #1 · answered by amania_r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

RFC's are published by the Internet Engineering Task Force and eventually become the standards for networking.

2006-10-31 09:43:46 · answer #2 · answered by sjj571 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

An RFC or set of RFC's may define a protocol.

2006-10-31 10:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by Stephen M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋