[comp.doc] RFC1145 on TCP Alternate Checksum Options

jkrey@ISI.EDU (Joyce K. Reynolds) (03/01/90)

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	RFC 1145:

        Title:      TCP Alternate Checksum Options
       	Author:     J. Zweig & C. Partridge
	Mailbox:    zweig@CS.UIUC.EDU, craig@BBN.COM
	Pages:      5
	Characters: 11,052

		pathname: RFC:RFC1145.TXT


This memo is suggests a pair of TCP options to allow use of alternate
data checksum algorithms in the TCP header.  The use of these options
is experimental, and not recommended for production use.

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Joyce K. Reynolds