RFC 1337: TIME-WAIT Assassination Hazards in TCP

This note describes some theoretically-possible failure modes for TCP connections and discusses possible remedies. In particular, one very simple fix is…

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Outgoing relationships (4 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 1323: TCP Extensions for High Performance
Informative reference — RFC 1263: TCP Extensions Considered Harmful
Informative reference — RFC 1185: TCP Extension for High-Speed Paths

Incoming relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7414: A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Specification Documents
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6269: Issues with IP Address Sharing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5382: NAT Behavioral Requirements for TCP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6056: Recommendations for Transport-Protocol Port Randomization
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6092: Recommended Simple Security Capabilities in Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) for Providing Residential IPv6 Internet Service
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1379: Extending TCP for Transactions -- Concepts
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4614: A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Specification Documents
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6191: Reducing the TIME-WAIT State Using TCP Timestamps