RFC 8201: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes Path MTU Discovery (PMTUD) for IP version 6. It is largely derived from RFC 1191, which describes Path MTU Discovery for IP version 4. It obsoletes RFC 1981.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8201
- Published
- July 2017
- Authors
- J. McCann; S. Deering; J. Mogul; R. Hinden
- Status
- INTERNET STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- STD87
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 1981
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