RFC 854

E35267

Internet standard Request for Comments network protocol specification

RFC 854 is the foundational Internet standard that specifies the Telnet protocol for remote, text-based communication over TCP/IP networks.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
RFC 854 canonical	2
Telnet Option Specifications	1
Telnet option specifications	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T270607 — 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 854
Context triple: [Telnet, definedInRFC, RFC 854]

A. RFC 4251
RFC 4251 is the core specification that defines the architecture and protocol framework of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol used for secure remote communication.
B. RFC 4252
RFC 4252 is an Internet standard that specifies the authentication protocol used by Secure Shell (SSH) for secure remote login and other network services.
C. RFC 2131
RFC 2131 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) used for automatic IP address and configuration assignment in IP networks.
D. RFC 792
RFC 792 is the Internet standard document that specifies the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), which is used for network diagnostics and error reporting in IP networks.
E. RFC 4253
RFC 4253 is the Internet standard that specifies the Secure Shell (SSH) transport layer protocol, including encryption, key exchange, and server authentication mechanisms.
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 854
Target entity description: RFC 854 is the foundational Internet standard that specifies the Telnet protocol for remote, text-based communication over TCP/IP networks.

A. RFC 4251
RFC 4251 is the core specification that defines the architecture and protocol framework of the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol used for secure remote communication.
B. RFC 4252
RFC 4252 is an Internet standard that specifies the authentication protocol used by Secure Shell (SSH) for secure remote login and other network services.
C. RFC 2131
RFC 2131 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) used for automatic IP address and configuration assignment in IP networks.
D. RFC 792
RFC 792 is the Internet standard document that specifies the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), which is used for network diagnostics and error reporting in IP networks.
E. RFC 4253
RFC 4253 is the Internet standard that specifies the Secure Shell (SSH) transport layer protocol, including encryption, key exchange, and server authentication mechanisms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Internet standard ⓘ Request for Comments ⓘ network protocol specification ⓘ
appliesTo	client-server terminal sessions ⓘ interactive text sessions over TCP ⓘ
area	remote terminal access ⓘ text-based communication ⓘ
category	Standards Track ⓘ
defines	Telnet DO command ⓘ Telnet DONT command ⓘ linked to: Telnet Telnet IAC byte ⓘ Telnet WILL command ⓘ linked to: Telnet Telnet WONT command ⓘ linked to: Telnet Telnet abort output signal ⓘ Telnet are-you-there signal ⓘ linked to: Telnet Telnet binary transmission mode ⓘ Telnet break signal ⓘ Telnet command structure ⓘ Telnet connection semantics ⓘ Telnet control characters ⓘ Telnet data representation ⓘ Telnet echo handling ⓘ Telnet end-of-line conventions ⓘ linked to: Telnet Telnet end-of-record marker ⓘ Telnet erase character function ⓘ Telnet erase line function ⓘ Telnet go-ahead signal ⓘ Telnet interrupt process signal ⓘ Telnet network virtual terminal concept ⓘ Telnet option negotiation ⓘ Telnet option subnegotiation ⓘ Telnet timing and synchronization commands ⓘ linked to: Telnet interpret-as-command mechanism ⓘ
historicalRole	foundational standard for early Internet remote access ⓘ
influenced	SSH protocol design ⓘ later remote shell protocols ⓘ
networkLayer	application layer ⓘ
protocolSpecified	Telnet ⓘ
purpose	to enable interoperable text-based communication between hosts ⓘ to specify a standard protocol for remote terminal access over TCP/IP ⓘ
relatedProtocol	Telnet ⓘ
relatedRFC	RFC 855 ⓘ RFC 856 ⓘ RFC 857 ⓘ RFC 858 ⓘ RFC 859 ⓘ linked to: RFC 858 RFC 860 ⓘ RFC 861 ⓘ RFC 862 ⓘ RFC 863 ⓘ RFC 864 ⓘ RFC 865 ⓘ RFC 866 ⓘ RFC 867 ⓘ RFC 868 ⓘ RFC 869 ⓘ RFC 870 ⓘ RFC 871 ⓘ RFC 872 ⓘ RFC 873 ⓘ RFC 874 ⓘ RFC 875 ⓘ RFC 876 ⓘ RFC 877 ⓘ RFC 878 ⓘ RFC 879 ⓘ
securityProperties	does not provide encryption ⓘ does not provide strong authentication ⓘ transmits data in cleartext ⓘ
standardizes	handling of control functions across heterogeneous systems ⓘ negotiation of terminal capabilities ⓘ
status	Internet Standard ⓘ
title	Telnet Protocol Specification ⓘ linked to: Telnet
transportProtocol	TCP ⓘ linked to: Transmission Control Protocol
useCase	remote command-line administration ⓘ remote login to timesharing systems ⓘ
usesUnderlyingProtocolSuite	TCP/IP ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telnet → definedInRFC → RFC 854 ⓘ

RFC 855 → title → Telnet Option Specifications ⓘ

linked to: RFC 854

RFC 855 → relatedTo → RFC 854 ⓘ

RFC 857 → partOf → Telnet option specifications ⓘ