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- Internet Experiment Note: 207 March 1982
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- MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS
- CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
- DIRECTORS OF THE DEFENSE AGENCIES
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- SUBJECT: DoD Policy on Standardization of Host-to-Host
- Protocols for Data Communications Networks
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- Reference: (a) USDR&E Memo, "Host-to-Host Protocols for Data
- Communications Networks," 23 Dec 78 (IEN-152).
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- (b) DoD Standard Transmission Control Protocol
- Specification, Jan 80 (IEN-129, RFC-761).
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- (c) DoD Standard Internet Protocol Specification, Jan 80
- (IEN-128, RFC760).
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- (d) DoD Directive 4120.3, "Department of Defense
- Standardization Program," 6 June 73
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- (e) DoDI 4120.20, "Development and use of Non-Government
- Specifications and Standards," 28 Dec 76
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- 1. The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify DoD policy concerning
- standardization of host-to-host protocols for data communications
- networks.
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- 2. The policy cited in reference (a) is reaffirmed, namely: (1) the
- use of DoD standard host-to-host protocols (Transmission Control
- Protocol (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP), references (b) and (c)) is
- mandatory for all DoD packet-oriented data networks which have a
- potential for host-to-host connectivity across network or subnetwork
- boundaries; (2) the Director, Defense Communications Agency, is designated
- as the Executive Agent for computer communications protocols; and (3)
- case-by-case exceptions will be granted by the Executive Agent only for
- networks shown to have no future requirements for interoperability.
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- 3. Reference (a) is not intented to replace the normal DoD
- standardization procedures established by DoDD 4120.3 (reference (d)).
- Rather, the Executive Agent Function is intended to place increased
- emphasis and initiative on the important and currently volatile
- technology of data communications protocol standardization. New
- standards and modifications to existing standards will be submitted by
- the Executive Agent to the Defense Department components for
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- ratification and dissemination in accordance with the provisions of
- reference (d).
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- 4. DoDI 4120.20 (reference (e)) also continues to apply to protocol
- standards. Thus, it is desired that nongovernment protocol standards be
- adopted and used in lieu of the development and promulgation of new
- documents. Military requirements for interoperability, security,
- reliability and survivability are sufficiently pressing to have justified
- the development and adoption of TCP and IP in the absence of
- satisfactory nongovernment protocol standards. In the future, the
- Executive Agent will determine whenever unique military requirements
- justify the development and adoption of unique DoD protocol standards
- after making every effort to use prevailing nongovernment standards.
- Moreover, the Executive Agent will make every effort to inject DoD
- requirements into the nongovernment standard development process through
- participation in voluntary standards forums and through coordination
- with other U.S. Government members of such forums. This influence
- should be exerted with the objectives of both avoiding the need to
- develop and adopt unique DoD standards and enabling eventual replacement
- of unique DoD standards with functionally equivalent nongovernment
- standards.
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- Richard D. DeLauer
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