RFC 9568: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6

This document defines version 3 of the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for IPv4 and IPv6. It obsoletes RFC 5798, which previously specified VRRP…

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Outgoing relationships (27 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 5798: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6
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 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
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 5082: The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
Normative reference — RFC 3307: Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast Addresses
Normative reference — RFC 5771: IANA Guidelines for IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments
Normative reference — RFC 9542: IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters
Informative reference — RFC 2131: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Informative reference — RFC 1256: ICMP Router Discovery Messages
Informative reference — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Informative reference — RFC 1071: Computing the Internet checksum
Informative reference — RFC 2453: RIP Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 8981: Temporary Address Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 8064: Recommendation on Stable IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informative reference — RFC 3768: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Informative reference — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informative reference — RFC 2281: Cisco Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
Informative reference — RFC 2338: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4311: IPv6 Host-to-Router Load Sharing
Informative reference — RFC 9131: Gratuitous Neighbor Discovery: Creating Neighbor Cache Entries on First-Hop Routers

Incoming relationships (2 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9834: YANG Data Models for Bearers and Attachment Circuits as a Service (ACaaS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9835: A Network YANG Data Model for Attachment Circuits