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RFC 5871: IANA Allocation Guidelines for the IPv6 Routing Header

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This document specifies the IANA guidelines for allocating new values for the Routing Type field in the IPv6 Routing Header. [STANDARDS TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC5871
Published
May 2010
Authors
J. Arkko; S. Bradner
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
3
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RFC 2460

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