RFC 6592 · INFORMATIONAL · 2012
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
The Null Packet
Overview
RFC 6592, “The Null Packet”, is an Informational document published in April 2012 by C. Pignataro. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The ever-elusive Null Packet received numerous mentions in documents in the RFC series, but it has never been explicitly defined. This memo corrects that omission. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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