RFC 863
E832857
RFC 863 is an Internet standard that specifies the Discard Protocol, a simple service that accepts and then silently throws away any data sent to it, primarily used for testing and measurement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 863 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9944655 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 863 Context triple: [RFC 862, similarTo, RFC 863]
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A.
RFC 862
RFC 862 is an Internet standard that specifies the Echo Protocol, a simple service used primarily for testing and measurement by sending data to a server that returns it unchanged.
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B.
RFC 867
RFC 867 is an early Internet standard that defines the "Daytime Protocol," a simple service for returning the current date and time over a network connection.
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C.
RFC 866
RFC 866 is an early Internet standard that specifies the "Daytime Protocol," a simple service for returning the current date and time over a network connection.
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D.
RFC 883
RFC 883 was an early Internet standard that originally specified the Domain Name System (DNS) before being superseded by later DNS specifications.
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E.
RFC 860
RFC 860 is an Internet standard that defines the Telnet Timing Mark option, used to synchronize and manage timing in Telnet connections.
- 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 863 Target entity description: RFC 863 is an Internet standard that specifies the Discard Protocol, a simple service that accepts and then silently throws away any data sent to it, primarily used for testing and measurement.
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A.
RFC 862
RFC 862 is an Internet standard that specifies the Echo Protocol, a simple service used primarily for testing and measurement by sending data to a server that returns it unchanged.
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B.
RFC 867
RFC 867 is an early Internet standard that defines the "Daytime Protocol," a simple service for returning the current date and time over a network connection.
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C.
RFC 866
RFC 866 is an early Internet standard that specifies the "Daytime Protocol," a simple service for returning the current date and time over a network connection.
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D.
RFC 883
RFC 883 was an early Internet standard that originally specified the Domain Name System (DNS) before being superseded by later DNS specifications.
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E.
RFC 860
RFC 860 is an Internet standard that defines the Telnet Timing Mark option, used to synchronize and manage timing in Telnet connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| behavior |
accepts any data sent to it
ⓘ
discards received data without response ⓘ |
| canBeUsedOver | IPv6 networks ⓘ |
| category |
diagnostic protocol
ⓘ
simple request-response protocol ⓘ |
| connectionDirection | server listens for incoming connections ⓘ |
| connectionTermination | initiated by client ⓘ |
| definedFor | IPv4 networks ⓘ |
| defines | Discard Protocol ⓘ |
| documentType | standards-track RFC ⓘ |
| field |
Internet engineering
ⓘ
computer networking ⓘ |
| IANAServiceName | discard ⓘ |
| IANAWellKnownPort | 9 ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
network reachability checks
ⓘ
test data sinks ⓘ throughput measurement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| layer | application layer ⓘ |
| operationalModel | server reads and discards data until connection closed ⓘ |
| portNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| protocolType |
application layer protocol
ⓘ
measurement protocol ⓘ testing protocol ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
Internet Society ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Internet Protocol Suite
ⓘ
linked to:
TCP/IP
TCP/IP protocol suite ⓘ
linked to:
TCP/IP
|
| responseBehavior | sends no application-level reply ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | data sent to discard service is not returned ⓘ |
| serviceName | discard ⓘ |
| specifies | Discard Protocol ⓘ |
| standardizes | Discard Protocol ⓘ |
| status | Internet Standard ⓘ |
| title | Discard Protocol ⓘ |
| transportProtocol |
TCP
ⓘ
linked to:
Transmission Control Protocol
UDP ⓘ |
| useCase |
debugging
ⓘ
network measurement ⓘ network testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 863 Description of subject: RFC 863 is an Internet standard that specifies the Discard Protocol, a simple service that accepts and then silently throws away any data sent to it, primarily used for testing and measurement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.