Fixing the C-Flag in the Extended Address Registration Option (EARO)

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 7
Abstract: This document updates "Address-Protected Neighbor Discovery for Low-Power and Lossy Networks" (RFC 8928) by changing the position of the C-flag in the Extended Address Registration Option (EARO) and registering it with IANA.
Publication Date: 2026-02-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9927
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9927
Author(s): Pascal Thubert
Adnan Rashid

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IANA, "P-Field Values", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "Address Registration Option Flags", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "Address Registration Option Status Values", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4861 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4862 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6775 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8174 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8505 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8928 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9010 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9685 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9926 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 8929 [Active*]

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