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Table G-2. Referenced Specification (continued)
Acronym Protocol/Specification
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0951.txt - This reference is included for
backward compatibility. BC protocol supports DHCP and BOOTP.
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol or PXE Bootservers.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP for Ipv4 (protocol: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2131.txt, options:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2132.txt)
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol or PXE Bootservers.
EFI Extensible Firmware Interface http://developer.intel.com/technology/efi/index.htm
Required reading for those implementing NBPs, OS loaders and preboot applications for
machines with the EFI preboot environment.
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMP for Ipv4: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0792.txt
ICMP for Ipv6: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2463.txt
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol.
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force http://www.ietf.org/
This is a good starting point for obtaining electronic copies of Internet standards, drafts and
RFCs.
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2236.txt
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol.
IP Internet Protocol
Ipv4: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0791.txt
Ipv6: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2460.txt & http://www.ipv6.org
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol.
MTFTP Multicast TFTP Defined in the 16-bit PXE specification.
Required reading for those implementing the BC protocol.
PCI Peripheral Component Interface http://www.pcisig.com/ - Source for PCI specifications.
Required reading for those implementing S/W or H/W UNDI on a PCI NIC or LOM.
PnP Plug-and-Play http://www.phoenix.com/techs/specs.html
Source for PnP specifications.
PXE Preboot eXecution Environment
16-bit PXE v2.1: ftp://download.intel.com/ial/wfm/pxespec.pdf
Required reading.
RFC Request For Comments http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html
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