RFC 9171 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2022
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Bundle Protocol Version 7
Overview
RFC 9171, “Bundle Protocol Version 7”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2022 by S. Burleigh, K. Fall, E. Birrane, III. It has since been updated by RFC 9713, RFC 9758. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document presents a specification for the Bundle Protocol, adapted from the experimental Bundle Protocol specification developed by the Delay-Tolerant Networking Research Group of the Internet Research Task Force and documented in RFC 5050.
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
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- RFC 9172 Bundle Protocol Security
- RFC 9173 Default Security Contexts for Bundle Protocol Security
- RFC 9168 Path Computation Element Communication Protocol Extension for Flow Specification
- RFC 9174 Delay-Tolerant Networking TCP Convergence-Layer Protocol Version 4
- RFC 9175 Constrained Application Protocol : Echo, Request-Tag, and Token Processing
- RFC 9166 A YANG Data Model for Internet Group Management Protocol and Multicast Listener Discovery Snooping
- RFC 9176 Constrained RESTful Environments Resource Directory
- RFC 9177 Constrained Application Protocol Block-Wise Transfer Options Supporting Robust Transmission