Taxonomy of Coding Techniques for Efficient Network Communications
RFC 8406
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(June 2018; No errata)
Was draft-irtf-nwcrg-network-coding-taxonomy (nwcrg RG)
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Last updated | 2018-06-26 | ||
Replaces | draft-firoiu-nwcrg-network-coding-taxonomy | ||
Stream | IRTF | ||
Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
IETF conflict review | conflict-review-irtf-nwcrg-network-coding-taxonomy | ||
Stream | IRTF state | Published RFC | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 8406 (Informational) | |
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Responsible AD | (None) | ||
Send notices to | (None) | ||
IANA | IANA review state | IANA OK - No Actions Needed | |
IANA action state | No IANA Actions |
Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) B. Adamson Request for Comments: 8406 NRL Category: Informational C. Adjih ISSN: 2070-1721 INRIA J. Bilbao Ikerlan V. Firoiu BAE Systems F. Fitzek TU Dresden S. Ghanem Independent E. Lochin ISAE - Supaero A. Masucci Orange M-J. Montpetit Independent M. Pedersen Aalborg University G. Peralta Ikerlan V. Roca, Ed. INRIA P. Saxena AnsuR Technologies S. Sivakumar Cisco June 2018 Taxonomy of Coding Techniques for Efficient Network Communications Abstract This document summarizes recommended terminology for Network Coding concepts and constructs. It provides a comprehensive set of terms in order to avoid ambiguities in future IRTF and IETF documents on Network Coding. This document is the product of the Coding for Efficient Network Communications Research Group (NWCRG), and it is in line with the terminology used by the RFCs produced by the Reliable Multicast Transport (RMT) and FEC Framework (FECFRAME) IETF working groups. Adamson, et al. Informational [Page 1] RFC 8406 Taxonomy of Coding Techniques June 2018 Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). The IRTF publishes the results of Internet-related research and development activities. These results might not be suitable for deployment. This RFC represents the consensus of the Coding for Efficient Network Communications Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF). Documents approved for publication by the IRSG are not candidates for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 7841. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8406. Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. General Definitions and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. Taxonomy of Code Uses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4. Coding Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.1. Coding Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4.2. Coding Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.3. Coding in Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Adamson, et al. Informational [Page 2]Show full document text