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diff --git a/doc/rfc/rfc8425.txt b/doc/rfc/rfc8425.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..732aee7 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rfc/rfc8425.txt @@ -0,0 +1,227 @@ + + + + + + +Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) O. Troan +Request for Comments: 8425 Cisco Systems +Updates: 4861 July 2018 +Category: Standards Track +ISSN: 2070-1721 + + + IANA Considerations for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery + Prefix Information Option Flags + +Abstract + + The Prefix Information Option (PIO) in the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery + Router Advertisement message defines an 8-bit flag field; this field + has two flags defined, and the remaining 6 bits are reserved + (Reserved1). RFC 6275 defines a flag from this field without + creating an IANA registry or updating RFC 4861. The purpose of this + document is to create an IANA registry for the PIO flags. This + document updates RFC 4861. + +Status of This Memo + + This is an Internet Standards Track document. + + This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force + (IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has + received public review and has been approved for publication by the + Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on + Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841. + + Information about the current status of this document, any errata, + and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at + https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8425. + +Copyright Notice + + Copyright (c) 2018 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the + document authors. All rights reserved. + + This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal + Provisions Relating to IETF Documents + (https://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of + publication of this document. Please review these documents + carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect + to this document. Code Components extracted from this document must + include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of + the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as + described in the Simplified BSD License. + + + +Troan Standards Track [Page 1] + +RFC 8425 IANA Considerations for PIO Flags July 2018 + + +Table of Contents + + 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + 2. Current Prefix Information Option Flags . . . . . . . . . . . 2 + 3. Updates to RFC 4861 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 + 4. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 + 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 + 6. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 + Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 + +1. Introduction + + The Prefix Information Option (PIO) in the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery + Router Advertisement message defines an 8-bit flag field; this field + has two flags defined and the remaining 6 bits are reserved + (Reserved1). RFC 6275 defines a flag from this field without + creating an IANA registry or updating RFC 4861. The purpose of this + document is to create a new registry for the PIO flags. + +2. Current Prefix Information Option Flags + + Currently, the Neighbor Discovery Protocol Prefix Information Option + [RFC4861] contains the following one-bit flags defined in published + RFCs: + + 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + |L|A|R|Reserved1| + +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ + + Figure 1: PIO Flags + + L - On-link Flag [RFC4861] + + A - Autonomous Address Configuration Flag [RFC4861] + + R - Router Address Flag [RFC6275] + + Reserved1 - Reserved + + + + + + + + + + + + +Troan Standards Track [Page 2] + +RFC 8425 IANA Considerations for PIO Flags July 2018 + + +3. Updates to RFC 4861 + + This document updates Section 4.6.2 "Prefix Information" of [RFC4861] + to point to the IANA registry that is created in this document (see + Section 4). + + Specifically, the current list of flags in the Prefix Information + Option can be found in the "IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix + Information Option Flags" registry. + +4. IANA Considerations + + IANA has created a new registry for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix + Information Option flags. This registry includes the current flags + in the PIO. The initial contents of the registry are as follows: + + +----------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ + | PIO Option Bit | Description | Reference | + +----------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ + | 0 | L - On-link Flag | [RFC4861] | + | 1 | A - Autonomous Address | [RFC4861] | + | | Configuration Flag | | + | 2 | R - Router Address Flag | [RFC6275] | + | 3-7 | Reserved | | + +----------------+---------------------------------+-----------+ + + Figure 2: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix Information Option Flags + + The assignment of new flags in the PIO option header requires + Standards Action [RFC8126]. + + The registry for these flags is available at + <http://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters>. + +5. Security Considerations + + This document has no security considerations. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Troan Standards Track [Page 3] + +RFC 8425 IANA Considerations for PIO Flags July 2018 + + +6. Normative References + + [RFC4861] Narten, T., Nordmark, E., Simpson, W., and H. Soliman, + "Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)", RFC 4861, + DOI 10.17487/RFC4861, September 2007, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc4861>. + + [RFC6275] Perkins, C., Ed., Johnson, D., and J. Arkko, "Mobility + Support in IPv6", RFC 6275, DOI 10.17487/RFC6275, July + 2011, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6275>. + + [RFC8126] Cotton, M., Leiba, B., and T. Narten, "Guidelines for + Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs", BCP 26, + RFC 8126, DOI 10.17487/RFC8126, June 2017, + <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8126>. + +Author's Address + + Ole Troan + Cisco Systems + Philip Pedersens vei 1 + Lysaker 1366 + Norway + + Email: ot@cisco.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Troan Standards Track [Page 4] + |