RFC 1144
Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links, February 1990
- Canonical URL:
- https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1144.txt
- File formats:

PostScript- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Author:
- V. Jacobson
- Stream:
- [Legacy]
DOI: 10.17487/RFC1144
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Abstract
This RFC describes a method for compressing the headers of TCP/IP datagrams to improve performance over low speed serial links. The motivation, implementation and performance of the method are described. C code for a sample implementation is given for reference. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.