RFC 7280 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2014

IANA Guidance for Managing the Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation Next-Header Registry

Overview

RFC 7280, “IANA Guidance for Managing the Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation Next-Header Registry”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2014 by G. Fairhurst. It updates RFC 4326. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document updates RFC 4326 to clarify and update the allocation rules for the Unidirectional Lightweight Encapsulation (ULE) Next- Header registry. This registry is used by ULE and Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) to record the code points of Extension Headers and protocols supported by these encapsulation protocols.

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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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RFC 4326
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