Homework #2 Due: September 7(Wed), 2005

Visit http://www.rfc-editor.org/ and http://www.isoc.org/ and answer the questions:

1.

(a) How many "Standard RFCs" exist for Internet? Count only the "Stadards", not "Draft Standards" or "Proposed standards", or others.

(b) How many RFCs(total) exist currently?

(c) By glancing through the most currents RFCs, can you tell a couple of things that are popular currently?

2. For the following titles for RFCs, find their RFC Number(e.g. rfc765) and also write brief descriptions of each:

          Assigned Numbers

          ARP

          IP

          TCP

          FTP

          HTTP

          SMTP

          SNMP

          PPP

          Mobile IP

          Host Requirements

          Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers

          IPv6

          POP3

          OSPF2

          ICMP

3. How do they(IETF) categorize RFCs?

4. Describe the process of standardization of Internet standards.