Support of Address Families in OSPFv3
RFC 5838, “Support of Address Families in OSPFv3”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2010 by A. Lindem, S. Mirtorabi, A. Roy, M. Barnes, R. Aggarwal. It has since been updated by RFC 6969, RFC 7949, RFC 8362, RFC 9454. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a mechanism for supporting multiple address families (AFs) in OSPFv3 using multiple instances. It maps an AF to an OSPFv3 instance using the Instance ID field in the OSPFv3 packet header. This approach is fairly simple and minimizes extensions to OSPFv3 for supporting multiple AFs. [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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