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RFC 2711:
Title: IPv6 Router Alert Option
Author(s): C. Partridge, A. Jackson
Status: Standards Track
Date: October 1999
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Pages: 6
Characters: 11973
Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None
I-D Tag: draft-ietf-ipngwg-ipv6router-alert-06.txt
URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2711.txt
This memo describes a new IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type that alerts
transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP
datagram. This option is useful for situations where a datagram
addressed to a particular destination contains information that may
require special processing by routers along the path.
This document is a product of the IPNG Working Group of the IETF.
This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the
"Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the
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