RFC 5871 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010
MON · 27 JUL 2026
IANA Allocation Guidelines for the IPv6 Routing Header
Overview
RFC 5871, “IANA Allocation Guidelines for the IPv6 Routing Header”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2010 by J. Arkko, S. Bradner. It updates RFC 2460. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies the IANA guidelines for allocating new values for the Routing Type field in the IPv6 Routing Header. [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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