RFC 2474
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RFC 2474 is an IETF standard that defines the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) field in the IPv4 and IPv6 headers to support scalable quality-of-service (QoS) in IP networks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 2474 canonical | 3 |
| Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers | 1 |
| DiffServ | 1 |
| Differentiated Services Code Point | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3081782 — 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 2474 Context triple: [RFC 3168, updates, RFC 2474]
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A.
RFC 2460
RFC 2460 is the original Internet standard that specified the core IPv6 protocol header and packet format, later superseded by RFC 8200.
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B.
RFC 5340
RFC 5340 is the IETF specification that defines OSPF version 3, the link-state routing protocol for IPv6 networks.
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C.
RFC 3410
RFC 3410 is an informational RFC that provides an overview, framework, and goals for the Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) and its related specifications.
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D.
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RFC 1452 is an early Internet standards document that was later superseded by RFC 1901 as part of the evolution of network protocols.
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E.
RFC 1448
RFC 1448 is an early Internet standards document that specified a version of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) before being superseded by later revisions such as RFC 1905.
- 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 2474 Target entity description: RFC 2474 is an IETF standard that defines the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) field in the IPv4 and IPv6 headers to support scalable quality-of-service (QoS) in IP networks.
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A.
RFC 2460
RFC 2460 is the original Internet standard that specified the core IPv6 protocol header and packet format, later superseded by RFC 8200.
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B.
RFC 5340
RFC 5340 is the IETF specification that defines OSPF version 3, the link-state routing protocol for IPv6 networks.
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C.
RFC 3410
RFC 3410 is an informational RFC that provides an overview, framework, and goals for the Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3) and its related specifications.
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D.
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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E.
RFC 1448
RFC 1448 is an early Internet standards document that specified a version of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) before being superseded by later revisions such as RFC 1905.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF Request for Comments
ⓘ
Internet standard ⓘ |
| appliesToProtocol |
IPv4
ⓘ
IPv6 ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Protocol version 6
|
| area | Internet Area ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| defines |
DS field
ⓘ
DSCP ⓘ Differentiated Services Code Point ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Protocol type of service field
Differentiated Services field ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Protocol type of service field
|
| definesBitLength |
2-bit ECN compatibility space
ⓘ
6-bit DSCP ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
PHB
ⓘ
per-hop behavior ⓘ |
| definesStructure | 8-bit Differentiated Services field in IP header ⓘ |
| definesUsage |
packet classification for QoS
ⓘ
traffic conditioning based on DSCP ⓘ |
| intendedScope | scalable QoS in large IP networks ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy |
RFC 3168
ⓘ
RFC 3260 ⓘ |
| obsoletes |
RFC 1349
ⓘ
RFC 1455 ⓘ RFC 1631 ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| publishedInSeries |
Request for Comments
ⓘ
linked to:
RFCs
|
| purpose |
enable differentiated services in IP networks
ⓘ
support scalable quality of service in IP networks ⓘ |
| redefinesField |
IPv4 TOS octet
ⓘ
IPv6 Traffic Class octet ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
DiffServ
ⓘ
linked to:
RFC 2474
Differentiated Services architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Differentiated Services Working Group
QoS ⓘ quality of service ⓘ |
| replacesField | IPv4 Type of Service field ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 2474 ⓘ |
| standardizes | encoding of DSCP in IP headers ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| title |
Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers
ⓘ
linked to:
RFC 2474
|
| updatesFieldName | DS field ⓘ |
| workingGroup | Differentiated Services Working Group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 2474 Description of subject: RFC 2474 is an IETF standard that defines the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) field in the IPv4 and IPv6 headers to support scalable quality-of-service (QoS) in IP networks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.