RFC 6398: IP Router Alert Considerations and Usage

The IP Router Alert Option is an IP option that alerts transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP packet. The Resource reSerVation Protocol…

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Outgoing relationships (20 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2113: IP Router Alert Option
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 5350: IANA Considerations for the IPv4 and IPv6 Router Alert Options
Informative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Informative reference — RFC 2205: Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3376: Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 3
Informative reference — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 4732: Internet Denial-of-Service Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 2961: RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 5971: GIST: General Internet Signalling Transport
Informative reference — RFC 3175: Aggregation of RSVP for IPv4 and IPv6 Reservations
Informative reference — RFC 4286: Multicast Router Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 4081: Security Threats for Next Steps in Signaling (NSIS)
Informative reference — RFC 3208: PGM Reliable Transport Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 6016: Support for the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) in Layer 3 VPNs
Informative reference — RFC 6178: Label Edge Router Forwarding of IPv4 Option Packets

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7506: IPv6 Router Alert Option for MPLS Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7126: Recommendations on Filtering of IPv4 Packets Containing IPv4 Options
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9570: Deprecating the Use of Router Alert in LSP Ping
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9805: Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8799: Limited Domains and Internet Protocols