Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 7
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.
Publication Date: 2025-06-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9805
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9805
Author(s): Ron Bonica
Keyword(s): IPv6

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2711 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6398 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8200 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9673 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 1633 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3031 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3175 [Active*]
RFC3208 — RFC3208 EXTERNAL
RFC4080 — 29 EXTERNAL
RFC4286 — RFC4286 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 5946 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5971 [Active*]
RFC5979 — RFC5979 EXTERNAL
RFC6016 — RFC6016 EXTERNAL
RFC6192 — RFC6192 EXTERNAL
RFC6401 — RFC6401 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 7506 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8029 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9570 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9777 [Active*]

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