RFC Errata
RFC 6550, "RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks", March 2012
Source of RFC: roll (rtg)
Errata ID: 4618
Status: Held for Document Update
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Yasuyuki Tanaka
Date Reported: 2016-02-13
Held for Document Update by: Alvaro Retana
Date Held: 2016-02-15
Section 6.7.6 says:
Reserved: 7-bit unused field. The field MUST be initialized to zero by the sender and MUST be ignored by the receiver.
It should say:
Reserved: 8-bit unused field. The field MUST be initialized to zero by the sender and MUST be ignored by the receiver.
Notes:
The error is clear, but it should not affect implementations.
Figure 24 clearly shows that the Reserved field of DODAG Configuration options is 8 bits long.