RFC 8060 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2017
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
LISP Canonical Address Format
Overview
RFC 8060, “LISP Canonical Address Format”, is an Experimental document published in February 2017 by D. Farinacci, D. Meyer, J. Snijders. It has since been updated by RFC 9306. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines a canonical address format encoding used in Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) control messages and in the encoding of lookup keys for the LISP Mapping Database System.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 8063 Key Relay Mapping for the Extensible Provisioning Protocol
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