RFC 1542
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RFC 1542 is an Internet standards document that updates and clarifies the behavior of BOOTP relay agents and related mechanisms for IP networks.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8852440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 1542 Context triple: [RFC 951, obsoletedBy, RFC 1542]
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RFC 1642
RFC 1642 is an Internet standards document that defines the UTF-7 encoding for representing Unicode characters in environments restricted to 7-bit data.
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RFC 1452
RFC 1452 is an early Internet standards document that was later superseded by RFC 1901 as part of the evolution of network protocols.
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RFC 1541
RFC 1541 is an early Internet standards document that originally specified the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for automatic IP address assignment before being superseded by RFC 2131.
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RFC 1652
RFC 1652 is an early Internet standards document that defines the 8BITMIME extension for SMTP, enabling the transfer of 8-bit character data in email.
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RFC 1442
RFC 1442 is an early Internet standards document that defined the Structure of Management Information (SMI) for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 1542 Target entity description: RFC 1542 is an Internet standards document that updates and clarifies the behavior of BOOTP relay agents and related mechanisms for IP networks.
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A.
RFC 1642
RFC 1642 is an Internet standards document that defines the UTF-7 encoding for representing Unicode characters in environments restricted to 7-bit data.
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B.
RFC 1452
RFC 1452 is an early Internet standards document that was later superseded by RFC 1901 as part of the evolution of network protocols.
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C.
RFC 1541
RFC 1541 is an early Internet standards document that originally specified the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for automatic IP address assignment before being superseded by RFC 2131.
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D.
RFC 1652
RFC 1652 is an early Internet standards document that defines the 8BITMIME extension for SMTP, enabling the transfer of 8-bit character data in email.
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E.
RFC 1442
RFC 1442 is an early Internet standards document that defined the Structure of Management Information (SMI) for version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standards document
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| area |
Internet
ⓘ
linked to:
the internet
Routing and addressing ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| clarifies |
BOOTP message forwarding rules
ⓘ
behavior of BOOTP relay agents ⓘ use of broadcast and unicast in BOOTP relaying ⓘ |
| defines |
behavior for BOOTP relay agents on multi‑homed hosts
ⓘ
handling of BOOTP messages across IP routers ⓘ requirements for BOOTP clients ⓘ requirements for BOOTP relay agents ⓘ requirements for BOOTP servers ⓘ use of UDP ports 67 and 68 for BOOTP relaying ⓘ use of the 'giaddr' field in BOOTP ⓘ use of the 'hops' field in BOOTP ⓘ use of the 'siaddr' field in BOOTP ⓘ |
| documentType | technical specification ⓘ |
| extends |
Bootstrap Protocol
ⓘ
linked to:
BOOTP
|
| focusesOn |
BOOTP
ⓘ
BOOTP relay agents ⓘ Bootstrap Protocol ⓘ
linked to:
BOOTP
IP networks ⓘ |
| identifier |
RFC1542
ⓘ
linked to:
RFC 1542
|
| intendedAudience |
network implementors
ⓘ
router vendors ⓘ system administrators ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| networkLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| obsoletes | none ⓘ |
| partOf |
Internet Standards Process
ⓘ
linked to:
IETF Internet standards process
|
| portNumber |
67
ⓘ
68 ⓘ |
| protocol |
BOOTP
ⓘ
IP ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
DHCP
ⓘ
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ⓘ
linked to:
DHCP
|
| standardizes |
BOOTP relaying across IP subnets
ⓘ
interoperable behavior of BOOTP relay agents ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| title | Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol ⓘ |
| updates | RFC 951 ⓘ |
| usesTransportProtocol | UDP ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 1542 Description of subject: RFC 1542 is an Internet standards document that updates and clarifies the behavior of BOOTP relay agents and related mechanisms for IP networks.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RFC 1542