RFC 2507: IP Header Compression

This document describes how to compress multiple IP headers and TCP and UDP headers per hop over point to point links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 2406: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 1700: Assigned Numbers
Informative reference — RFC 2402: IP Authentication Header
Informative reference — RFC 1144: Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links
Informative reference — RFC 2463: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 2508: Compressing IP/UDP/RTP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links
Informative reference — RFC 2004: Minimal Encapsulation within IP
Informative reference — RFC 1828: IP Authentication using Keyed MD5
Informative reference — RFC 2509: IP Header Compression over PPP
Informative reference — RFC 1553: Compressing IPX Headers Over WAN Media (CIPX)

Incoming relationships (23 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 3545: Enhanced Compressed RTP (CRTP) for Links with High Delay, Packet Loss and Reordering
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3481: TCP over Second (2.5G) and Third (3G) Generation Wireless Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4170: Tunneling Multiplexed Compressed RTP (TCRTP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5172: Negotiation for IPv6 Datagram Compression Using IPv6 Control Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3095: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): Framework and four profiles: RTP, UDP, ESP, and uncompressed
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2508: Compressing IP/UDP/RTP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2780: IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3819: Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5795: The RObust Header Compression (ROHC) Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3449: TCP Performance Implications of Network Path Asymmetry
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9291: A YANG Network Data Model for Layer 2 VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2760: Ongoing TCP Research Related to Satellites
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3890: A Transport Independent Bandwidth Modifier for the Session Description Protocol (SDP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3241: Robust Header Compression (ROHC) over PPP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2689: Providing Integrated Services over Low-bitrate Links
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4995: The RObust Header Compression (ROHC) Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3242: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Link-Layer Assisted Profile for IP/UDP/RTP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4163: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): Requirements on TCP/IP Header Compression
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4259: A Framework for Transmission of IP Datagrams over MPEG-2 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4996: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3006: Integrated Services in the Presence of Compressible Flows
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4362: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Link-Layer Assisted Profile for IP/UDP/RTP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6846: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)