Rules for Designing Protocols Using the Generalized Packet/Message Format from RFC 5444
RFC 8245, “Rules for Designing Protocols Using the Generalized Packet/Message Format from RFC 5444”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2017 by T. Clausen, C. Dearlove, U. Herberg, H. Rogge. It updates RFC 5444. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
RFC 5444 specifies a generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) packet/message format and describes an intended use for multiplexed MANET routing protocol messages; this use is mandated by RFC 5498 when using the MANET port or protocol number that it specifies. This document updates RFC 5444 by providing rules and recommendations for how the multiplexer operates and how protocols can use the packet/message format. In particular, the mandatory rules prohibit a number of uses that have been suggested in various proposals and that would have led to interoperability problems, to the impediment of protocol extension development, and/or to an inability to use optional generic parsers.
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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