RFC 5444: Generalized Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Packet/Message Format

This document specifies a packet format capable of carrying multiple messages that may be used by mobile ad hoc network routing protocols. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5226: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 3626: Optimized Link State Routing Protocol (OLSR)

Incoming relationships (17 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7631: TLV Naming in the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Generalized Packet/Message Format
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 8245: Rules for Designing Protocols Using the Generalized Packet/Message Format from RFC 5444
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6130: Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5497: Representing Multi-Value Time in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7182: Integrity Check Value and Timestamp TLV Definitions for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7183: Integrity Protection for the Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP) and Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7186: Security Threats for the Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7188: Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2) and MANET Neighborhood Discovery Protocol (NHDP) Extension TLVs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7859: Identity-Based Signatures for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Routing Protocols
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5498: IANA Allocations for Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Protocols
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6622: Integrity Check Value and Timestamp TLV Definitions for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7779: Directional Airtime Metric Based on Packet Sequence Numbers for Optimized Link State Routing Version 2 (OLSRv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6126: The Babel Routing Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8966: The Babel Routing Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8116: Security Threats to the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRv2)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7185: Link Metrics for the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Routing Protocol OLSRv2 - Rationale
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7985: Security Threats to Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF)