RFC 9098: Operational Implications of IPv6 Packets with Extension Headers

This document summarizes the operational implications of IPv6 extension headers specified in the IPv6 protocol specification (RFC 8200) and attempts to…

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 8955: Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules
Informative reference — RFC 7113: Implementation Advice for IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard)
Informative reference — RFC 7739: Security Implications of Predictable Fragment Identification Values
Informative reference — RFC 7872: Observations on the Dropping of Packets with IPv6 Extension Headers in the Real World
Informative reference — RFC 8956: Dissemination of Flow Specification Rules for IPv6

Incoming relationships (4 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9486: IPv6 Options for In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9288: Recommendations on the Filtering of IPv6 Packets Containing IPv6 Extension Headers at Transit Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9386: IPv6 Deployment Status
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9947: Application of the Alternate-Marking Method to the Segment Routing Header