RFC 1149

RFC 1149 - Standard for the transmission of IP datagrams on avian carriers by David Waitzman is the most funny RFC I have read in a long time. There are more background details elsewhere of how IP over Avian Carriers (IPoAC) became reality. Several of the best parts from the original RFC 1149:

• “Avian carriers can provide high delay, low throughput, and low altitude service.”
• “The carriers have an intrinsic collision avoidance system, which increases availability.”
• “The bandwidth is limited to the leg length. The MTU is variable, and paradoxically, generally increases with increased carrier age.”
• “With time, the carriers are self-regenerating.”
• “Audit trails are automatically generated, and can often be found on logs and cable trays.”