{"draft":"draft-ietf-6man-exthdr-06","doc_id":"RFC6564","title":"A Uniform Format for IPv6 Extension Headers","authors":["S. Krishnan","J. Woodyatt","E. Kline","J. Hoagland","M. Bhatia"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"6","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"IPv6 Maintenance","abstract":"In IPv6, optional internet-layer information is encoded in separate\r\nheaders that may be placed between the IPv6 header and the transport-layer\r\nheader.  There are a small number of such extension headers\r\ncurrently defined.  This document describes the issues that can arise\r\nwhen defining new extension headers and discusses the alternate\r\nextension mechanisms in IPv6.  It also provides a common format for\r\ndefining any new IPv6 extension headers, if they are needed.  \r\n[STANDARDS-TRACK]","pub_date":"April 2012","keywords":["[--------]"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":["RFC2460"],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC6564","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc6564"}