Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions
RFC 6709, “Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions”, is an Informational document published in September 2012 by B. Carpenter, B. Aboba, S. Cheshire. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document discusses architectural issues related to the extensibility of Internet protocols, with a focus on design considerations. It is intended to assist designers of both base protocols and extensions. Case studies are included. A companion document, RFC 4775 (BCP 125), discusses procedures relating to the extensibility of IETF protocols. 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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