RFC 7981 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2016

IS-IS Extensions for Advertising Router Information

Overview

RFC 7981, “IS-IS Extensions for Advertising Router Information”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2016 by L. Ginsberg, S. Previdi, M. Chen. It obsoletes RFC 4971. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines a new optional Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) TLV named CAPABILITY, formed of multiple sub-TLVs, which allows a router to announce its capabilities within an IS-IS level or the entire routing domain. This document obsoletes RFC 4971.

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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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 4971
Other RFCs from 2016

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