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Important networking standards and protocols documentation

Core Internet Protocols

RFC 7911981

Internet Protocol (IP)

Defines IPv4 protocol

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RFC 7931981

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Reliable transport protocol

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RFC 7681980

User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

Connectionless transport protocol

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RFC 24601998

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Next generation IP protocol

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RFC 7921981

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

Error reporting protocol

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Routing Protocols

RFC 23281998

OSPF Version 2

Open Shortest Path First routing protocol

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RFC 42712006

Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)

Exterior gateway protocol

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RFC 24531998

RIP Version 2

Routing Information Protocol

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RFC 30312001

MPLS Architecture

Multiprotocol Label Switching

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RFC 20801997

RIPng for IPv6

RIP Next Generation for IPv6

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Network Services

RFC 10351987

Domain Name System (DNS)

Domain name resolution protocol

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RFC 21311997

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Automatic IP configuration

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RFC 31642001

Syslog Protocol

System logging protocol

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RFC 11571990

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Network management protocol

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RFC 9591985

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

File transfer protocol

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Security Protocols

RFC 43012005

Security Architecture for IP (IPsec)

IP security framework

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RFC 52462008

Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2

Cryptographic protocol

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RFC 42522006

Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol

Secure remote access protocol

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RFC 24011998

Security Architecture for IP

IPsec security architecture

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RFC 37482004

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Authentication framework

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