RFC 6191: Reducing the TIME-WAIT State Using TCP Timestamps

This document describes an algorithm for processing incoming SYN segments that allows higher connection-establishment rates between any two TCP endpoints when…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Normative reference — RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance
Informative reference — RFC 4987: TCP SYN Flooding Attacks and Common Mitigations
Informative reference — RFC 1948: Defending Against Sequence Number Attacks
Informative reference — RFC 1337: TIME-WAIT Assassination Hazards in TCP

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7414: A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Specification Documents
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9415: On the Generation of Transient Numeric Identifiers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9293: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)