RFC 3843 on RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Compression Profile for IP

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        RFC 3843

        Title:      RObust Header Compression (ROHC):
                    A Compression Profile for IP
        Author(s):  L-E. Jonsson, G. Pelletier
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       June 2004
        Mailbox:    lars-erik.jonsson@ericsson.com,
                    ghyslain.pelletier@ericsson.com
        Pages:      16
        Characters: 33549
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:    None

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-rohc-ip-only-05.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3843.txt

The original RObust Header Compression (ROHC) RFC (RFC 3095) defines
a framework for header compression, along with compression protocols
(profiles) for IP/UDP/RTP, IP/ESP (Encapsulating Security Payload),
IP/UDP, and also a profile for uncompressed packet streams.  However,
no profile was defined for compression of IP only, which has been
identified as a missing piece in RFC 3095.  This document defines a
ROHC compression profile for IP, similar to the IP/UDP profile defined
by RFC 3095, but simplified to exclude UDP, and enhanced to compress
IP header chains of arbitrary length.

This document is a product of the Robust Header Compression Working
Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the
"Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the
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