RFC 7794 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016
MON · 15 JUN 2026
IS-IS Prefix Attributes for Extended IPv4 and IPv6 Reachability
Overview
RFC 7794, “IS-IS Prefix Attributes for Extended IPv4 and IPv6 Reachability”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2016 by L. Ginsberg, B. Decraene, S. Previdi, X. Xu, U. Chunduri. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document introduces new sub-TLVs to support advertisement of IPv4 and IPv6 prefix attribute flags and the source router ID of the router that originated a prefix advertisement.
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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