Open AccessSpecification of the Internet Protocol (IP) timestamp option
Author(s) -
Zhang Su
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
citeseer x (the pennsylvania state university)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.17487/rfc0781
Subject(s) - timestamp , protocol (science) , computer science , the internet , computer network , internet protocol , world wide web , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Packet switching is store-and-forward by nature. Network delay is a therefore a critical performance measure for packet-switching communications. A catenet is a system of packet-switched communication networks interconnected via gateways [Cerf 78]. The catenet "link" delays are thus variable. Their measurement, the measurement of delays across member networks of a catenet, becomes important for catenet investigations.
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