Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers
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"Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers" is an IETF standards document (RFC 1122) that specifies the protocol and behavior requirements for Internet host communication across the network, transport, and related layers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3081724 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers Context triple: [RFC 1122, title, Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers]
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A.
Internet architecture
Internet architecture is the overarching design framework and set of principles that define how the global network of interconnected computer systems and protocols operates and evolves.
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B.
Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
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C.
The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
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D.
Interactive Connectivity Establishment
Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) is a framework used in real-time communications to discover and select the best network path for peer-to-peer connectivity across NATs and firewalls.
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E.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is an IP addressing and routing scheme that replaces traditional class-based networks to enable more efficient allocation of IP address space and improved route aggregation on the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers Target entity description: "Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers" is an IETF standards document (RFC 1122) that specifies the protocol and behavior requirements for Internet host communication across the network, transport, and related layers.
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A.
Internet architecture
Internet architecture is the overarching design framework and set of principles that define how the global network of interconnected computer systems and protocols operates and evolves.
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B.
Computer Communication Review
Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
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C.
The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
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D.
Interactive Connectivity Establishment
Interactive Connectivity Establishment (ICE) is a framework used in real-time communications to discover and select the best network path for peer-to-peer connectivity across NATs and firewalls.
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E.
Classless Inter-Domain Routing
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) is an IP addressing and routing scheme that replaces traditional class-based networks to enable more efficient allocation of IP address space and improved route aggregation on the internet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF RFC
ⓘ
standards document ⓘ |
| appliesTo | IPv4 ⓘ |
| area |
the internet
ⓘ
surface form:
Internet
|
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| complements |
RFC 1123
ⓘ
Requirements for Internet Hosts – Application and Support ⓘ |
| coversLayer |
internet layer
ⓘ
link layer interaction ⓘ network layer ⓘ transport layer ⓘ |
| defines |
MAY level requirements
ⓘ
MUST level requirements ⓘ SHOULD level requirements ⓘ |
| definesRequirementsFor | Internet hosts ⓘ |
| focusesOn | communication layers ⓘ |
| goal | ensure interoperability of Internet hosts at communication layers ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
network engineers
ⓘ
protocol implementers ⓘ system designers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | RFC 1123 ⓘ |
| obsoletes | RFC 1022 ⓘ |
| partOf | Host Requirements ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
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surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 1122 ⓘ |
| series |
RFCs
ⓘ
surface form:
Request for Comments
|
| shortTitle | RFC 1122 ⓘ |
| specifies |
behavior requirements for Internet hosts
ⓘ
protocol requirements for Internet hosts ⓘ requirements for ARP interaction ⓘ requirements for ICMP ⓘ requirements for IP ⓘ requirements for IP options handling ⓘ requirements for TCP ⓘ requirements for UDP ⓘ requirements for addressing and routing behavior ⓘ requirements for broadcast and multicast handling ⓘ requirements for congestion control behavior ⓘ requirements for connection establishment and termination ⓘ requirements for error handling ⓘ requirements for fragmentation and reassembly ⓘ requirements for loopback interface behavior ⓘ requirements for retransmission and timeout behavior ⓘ requirements for source routing handling ⓘ |
| status | Internet Standard ⓘ |
| subject |
TCP/IP
ⓘ
surface form:
Internet protocol suite
host interoperability ⓘ |
| title | Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers self-link ⓘ |
| usesTerminologyFrom | RFC 2119 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers Description of subject: "Requirements for Internet Hosts – Communication Layers" is an IETF standards document (RFC 1122) that specifies the protocol and behavior requirements for Internet host communication across the network, transport, and related layers.
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