rfc-2474

Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers

K. Nichols, S. Blake, F. Baker, D. Black

date1998-12 streamIETF areatsv wgdiffserv statusPROPOSED STANDARD pages20 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2474 doi10.17487/RFC2474 errataview

This document defines the IP header field, called the DS (for differentiated services) field. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

obsoletes

rfc-1349 — Type of Service in the Internet Protocol Suite
rfc-1455 — Physical Link Security Type of Service

updated by

rfc-3168 — The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP
rfc-3260 — New Terminology and Clarifications for Diffserv
rfc-8436 — Update to IANA Registration Procedures for Pool 3 Values in the Differentiated Services Field Codepoints (DSCP) Registry

updates

rfc-791 — Internet Protocol