RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo describes a new IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type that alerts transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP datagram. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2711
- Published
- October 1999
- Authors
- C. Partridge; A. Jackson
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 6
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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