Number | Files | Title | Authors | Date | More Info | Status |
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RFC 2780, BCP 37 | IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers | S. Bradner, V. Paxson | March 2000 | Updated by RFC 4443, RFC 5237, RFC 5771, RFC 6335, RFC 7045 | Best Current Practice | |
RFC 5237, BCP 37 | IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Protocol Field | J. Arkko, S. Bradner | February 2008 | Updates RFC 2780, Errata | Best Current Practice |
Abstract of RFC 2780
This memo provides guidance for the IANA to use in assigning parameters for fields in the IPv4, IPv6, ICMP, UDP and TCP protocol headers. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Abstract of RFC 5237
This document revises the IANA guidelines for allocating new Protocol field values in IPv4 header. It modifies the rules specified in RFC 2780 by removing the Expert Review option. The change will also affect the allocation of Next Header field values in IPv6. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.