RFC 863
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RFC 863 is an Internet standard that specifies the Discard Protocol, a simple service that accepts and then silently throws away any data sent to it, primarily used for testing and measurement.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| behavior |
accepts any data sent to it
ⓘ
discards received data without response ⓘ |
| canBeUsedOver | IPv6 networks ⓘ |
| category |
diagnostic protocol
ⓘ
simple request-response protocol ⓘ |
| connectionDirection | server listens for incoming connections ⓘ |
| connectionTermination | initiated by client ⓘ |
| definedFor | IPv4 networks ⓘ |
| defines | Discard Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentType | standards-track RFC ⓘ |
| field |
Internet engineering
ⓘ
computer networking ⓘ |
| IANAServiceName | discard ⓘ |
| IANAWellKnownPort | 9 ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
network reachability checks
ⓘ
test data sinks ⓘ throughput measurement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| operationalModel | server reads and discards data until connection closed ⓘ |
| portNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| protocolType |
application layer protocol
ⓘ
measurement protocol ⓘ testing protocol ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
Internet Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Internet Protocol Suite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TCP/IP protocol suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseBehavior | sends no application-level reply ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | data sent to discard service is not returned ⓘ |
| serviceName | discard ⓘ |
| specifies | Discard Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizes | Discard Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | Internet Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Discard Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportProtocol |
TCP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UDP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| useCase |
debugging
ⓘ
network measurement ⓘ network testing ⓘ |
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