RFC 4459: MTU and Fragmentation Issues with In-the-Network Tunneling

Tunneling techniques such as IP-in-IP when deployed in the middle of the network, typically between routers, have certain issues regarding how large packets…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Normative reference — RFC 2784: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 2003: IP Encapsulation within IP
Normative reference — RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
Normative reference — RFC 2473: Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Normative reference — RFC 3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Informative reference — RFC 1858: Security Considerations for IP Fragment Filtering
Informative reference — RFC 2516: A Method for Transmitting PPP Over Ethernet (PPPoE)

Incoming relationships (10 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 4963: IPv4 Reassembly Errors at High Data Rates
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7597: Mapping of Address and Port with Encapsulation (MAP-E)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5555: Mobile IPv6 Support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8900: IP Fragmentation Considered Fragile
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9300: The Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5565: Softwire Mesh Framework
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6576: IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Standard Advancement Testing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5320: The Subnetwork Encapsulation and Adaptation Layer (SEAL)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7588: A Widely Deployed Solution to the Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Fragmentation Problem
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9312: Manageability of the QUIC Transport Protocol