RFC 2784 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Generic Routing Encapsulation
Overview
RFC 2784, “Generic Routing Encapsulation”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2000 by D. Farinacci, T. Li, S. Hanks, D. Meyer, P. Traina. It has since been updated by RFC 2890, RFC 9601. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a protocol for encapsulation of an arbitrary network layer protocol over another arbitrary network layer protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 2782 A DNS RR for specifying the location of services
- RFC 2786 Diffie-Helman USM Key Management Information Base and Textual Convention
- RFC 2781 UTF-16, an encoding of ISO 10646
- RFC 2787 Definitions of Managed Objects for the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- RFC 2780 IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers
- RFC 2788 Network Services Monitoring MIB