RFC 9673

IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options Processing Procedures, October 2024

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Status:
PROPOSED STANDARD
Updates:
RFC 8200
Authors:
R. Hinden
G. Fairhurst
Stream:
IETF
Source:
6man (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9673

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Abstract

This document specifies procedures for processing IPv6 Hop-by-Hop options in IPv6 routers and hosts. It modifies the procedures specified in the IPv6 Protocol Specification (RFC 8200) to make processing of the IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Options header practical with the goal of making IPv6 Hop-by-Hop options useful to deploy and use at IPv6 routers and hosts. This document updates RFC 8200.


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




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