RFC 9174
Delay-Tolerant Networking TCP Convergence-Layer Protocol Version 4, January 2022
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Authors:
- B. Sipos
M. Demmer
J. Ott
S. Perreault - Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- dtn (int)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9174
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Abstract
This document describes a TCP convergence layer (TCPCL) for Delay-Tolerant Networking (DTN). This version of the TCPCL protocol resolves implementation issues in the earlier TCPCL version 3 as defined in RFC 7242 and provides updates to the Bundle Protocol (BP) contents, encodings, and convergence-layer requirements in BP version 7 (BPv7). Specifically, TCPCLv4 uses BPv7 bundles encoded by the Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) as its service data unit being transported and provides a reliable transport of such bundles. This TCPCL version also includes security and extensibility mechanisms.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.