RFC 8883: ICMPv6 Errors for Discarding Packets Due to Processing Limits

Network nodes may discard packets if they are unable to process protocol headers of packets due to processing constraints or limits. When such packets are…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 7045: Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers
Normative reference — RFC 4884: Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages
Informative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 8754: IPv6 Segment Routing Header (SRH)
Informative reference — RFC 8305: Happy Eyeballs Version 2: Better Connectivity Using Concurrency
Informative reference — RFC 4890: Recommendations for Filtering ICMPv6 Messages in Firewalls
Informative reference — RFC 8504: IPv6 Node Requirements

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8956: Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules for IPv6