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        RFC 2372:

        Title:	    Transaction Internet Protocol - Requirements and
                    Supplemental Information
	Author(s):  K. Evans, J. Klein, J. Lyon
	Status:     Informational
	Date:       July 1998
        Mailbox:    Keith.Evans@Tandem.Com, Johannes.Klein@Tandem.Com,
		    JimLyon@Microsoft.Com
	Pages:      24
        Characters: 53699
        Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2372.txt


This document describes the purpose (usage scenarios), and
requirements for the Transaction Internet Protocol [1]. It is
intended to help qualify the necessary features and functions of
the protocol. It also provides supplemental information to aid
understanding and facilitate implementation of the TIP protocol.

This document is a product of the Transaction Internet Protocol
Working Group of the IETF.

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Joyce K. Reynolds and Alegre Ramos
USC/Information Sciences Institute