RFC 9805
Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols, June 2025
- File formats:
- Also available: XML file for editing
- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Updates:
- RFC 2711
- Author:
- R. Bonica
- Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- 6man (int)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9805
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Abstract
This document deprecates the IPv6 Router Alert option. Protocols that use the IPv6 Router Alert option may continue to do so, even in future versions. However, new protocols that are standardized in the future must not use the IPv6 Router Alert option.
This document updates RFC 2711.
For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.