Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers
RFC 7045, “Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2013 by B. Carpenter, S. Jiang. It updates RFC 2460, RFC 2780. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Various IPv6 extension headers have been standardised since the IPv6 standard was first published. This document updates RFC 2460 to clarify how intermediate nodes should deal with such extension headers and with any that are defined in the future. It also specifies how extension headers should be registered by IANA, with a corresponding minor update to RFC 2780.
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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