RFC 6691: TCP Options and Maximum Segment Size (MSS)

This memo discusses what value to use with the TCP Maximum Segment Size (MSS) option, and updates RFC 879 and RFC 2385. This document is not an Internet…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Updates, Informative reference — RFC 2385: Protection of BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Option
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 879: The TCP Maximum Segment Size and Related Topics
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 2675: IPv6 Jumbograms
Informative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Informative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
Informative reference — RFC 2923: TCP Problems with Path MTU Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 5795: The RObust Header Compression (ROHC) Framework

Incoming relationships (5 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 9293: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7414: A Roadmap for Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Specification Documents
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9006: TCP Usage Guidance in the Internet of Things (IoT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9040: TCP Control Block Interdependence
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7805: Moving Outdated TCP Extensions and TCP-Related Documents to Historic or Informational Status