RFC 8 UNKNOWN ARPANET · HISTORY · SPECIFICATIONS
ARPA Network Functional Specifications
A May 1969 working document titled ARPA Network Functional Specifications.
RFC EDITOR
Deloche, G., "ARPA Network Functional Specifications", RFC 8, DOI 10.17487/RFC0008, May 1969, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8>.
BIBTEX
@misc{rfc8,
series = {Request for Comments},
number = 8,
howpublished = {RFC 8},
publisher = {RFC Editor},
doi = {10.17487/RFC0008},
url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8},
author = {G. Deloche},
title = {{ARPA Network Functional Specifications}},
year = 1969,
month = may,
} RFC text
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Title: ARPA Network Functional Specifica.tions
Author: G. Deloche
Insta.llation: University of Cal i forni a at Los Angeles
Date: 5 May 1969
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PROBLEMThe document is presented as functional specifications for the ARPA Network.
MECHANISMThe surviving extracted text identifies the document and its date, while most of the specification pages are represented as scanned handwritten material.
WHAT THE TEXT SHOWSThe available text does not expose enough readable detail to describe the proposed network functions.
§1Document Identification
The first page identifies the title as ARPA Network Functional Specifications, names G. Deloche as author, gives the University of California at Los Angeles as the installation, and dates the document 5 May 1969.
The remaining extracted pages consist mainly of images and unclear handwriting. The readable text does not provide a reliable account of the specification's contents.
The document's title page identifies it as a set of ARPA Network functional specifications from 5 May 1969. The readable extraction does not make the detailed proposals clear.
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