RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option

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]

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Incoming relationships (13 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6398: IP Router Alert Considerations and Usage
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9805: Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5350: IANA Considerations for the IPv4 and IPv6 Router Alert Options
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7506: IPv6 Router Alert Option for MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5979: NSIS Operation over IP Tunnels
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9777: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5706: Guidelines for Considering Operations and Management of New Protocols and Protocol Extensions
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5971: GIST: General Internet Signalling Transport
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3175: Aggregation of RSVP for IPv4 and IPv6 Reservations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6016: Support for the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) in Layer 3 VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9170: Long-Term Viability of Protocol Extension Mechanisms