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<reference anchor='RFC0176'>

<front>
<title>Comments on "Byte size for connections"</title>
<author initials='A.' surname='Bhushan' fullname='A. Bhushan'>
<organization>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</organization></author>
<author initials='R.' surname='Kanodia' fullname='R. Kanodia'>
<organization>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</organization></author>
<author initials='R.' surname='Metcalfe' fullname='R. Metcalfe'>
<organization>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</organization></author>
<author initials='J.' surname='Postel' fullname='J. Postel'>
<organization>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</organization></author>
<date month='June' day='14' year='1971' />
<abstract>
<t>There are at least the following three views on the use of byte size for network connections*:</t>
<t>1)   Byte size should not be used at all.</t>
<t>2)   Byte size is solely for the convenience of NCP's.</t>
<t>3)   Byte size choice is a user-level prerogative.</t></abstract></front>

<seriesInfo name='RFC' value='176' />
</reference>
