RFC 6968: FCAST: Object Delivery for the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocols

This document introduces the FCAST reliable object (e.g., file) delivery application. It is designed to operate either on top of the underlying Asynchronous…

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Outgoing relationships (24 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 5234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
Normative reference — RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Normative reference — RFC 2616: Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1
Normative reference — RFC 4648: The Base16, Base32, and Base64 Data Encodings
Normative reference — RFC 6234: US Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA and SHA-based HMAC and HKDF)
Normative reference — RFC 3174: US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1)
Normative reference — RFC 1071: Computing the Internet checksum
Normative reference — RFC 1952: GZIP file format specification version 4.3
Normative reference — RFC 5740: NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Transport Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 5775: Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) Protocol Instantiation
Normative reference — RFC 5651: Layered Coding Transport (LCT) Building Block
Informative reference — RFC 2104: HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication
Informative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 3447: Public-Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #1: RSA Cryptography Specifications Version 2.1
Informative reference — RFC 6363: Forward Error Correction (FEC) Framework
Informative reference — RFC 3365: Strong Security Requirements for Internet Engineering Task Force Standard Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 4082: Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA): Multicast Source Authentication Transform Introduction
Informative reference — RFC 5052: Forward Error Correction (FEC) Building Block
Informative reference — RFC 5510: Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction (FEC) Schemes
Informative reference — RFC 5776: Use of Timed Efficient Stream Loss-Tolerant Authentication (TESLA) in the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 6584: Simple Authentication Schemes for the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) and NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocols
Informative reference — RFC 6726: FLUTE - File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport