rfc1958.txt Summary
Architectural Principles of the Internet
Author(s) B. Carpenter, Ed.
Organization ietf
State informational
Size 17345 bytes
updated by rfc3439.txt Summary
Abstract The Internet and its architecture have grown in evolutionary fashion from modest beginnings, rather than from a Grand Plan. While this process of evolution is one of the main reasons for the technology's success, it nevertheless seems useful to record a snapshot of the current principles of the Internet architecture. This is intended for general guidance and general interest, and is in no way intended to be a formal or invariant reference model.