CurrentPROPOSED STANDARDIETF stream

RFC 9486: IPv6 Options for In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

In situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) records operational and telemetry information in the packet while the packet traverses a path between two points in the network. This document outlines how IOAM Data-Fields are encapsulated in IPv6.

Document record

Document ID
RFC9486
Published
September 2023
Authors
S. Bhandari; F. Brockners
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
10
Also known as

Related documents

Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.

Also filed under

About this page

The document record above — title, authors, date, status, stream, area, relationships, DOI and errata — is imported verbatim from the public RFC Editor index. The “in plain English” section is editorial: written by The metasystema editorial team, not part of the RFC. Where the two differ, the RFC text governs.

Last checked against the RFC Editor index on . RFCs are never revised after publication; changes are issued as new documents.

Data sources · Editorial policy · Report a correction · What is an RFC?

canonical URL: /rfc/9486-ipv6-options-for-in-situ-operations-administration-and-maintenance-ioam