{"draft":"draft-iab-extension-recs-17","doc_id":"RFC6709","title":"Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions","authors":["B. Carpenter","B. Aboba, Ed.","S. Cheshire"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"42","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"IAB","abstract":"This document discusses architectural issues related to the extensibility of\r\nInternet protocols, with a focus on design considerations.  It is intended to\r\nassist designers of both base protocols and extensions.  Case studies are\r\nincluded.  A companion document, RFC 4775 (BCP 125), discusses procedures\r\nrelating to the extensibility of IETF protocols.  This document is not an \r\nInternet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational \r\npurposes.","pub_date":"September 2012","keywords":[],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC6709","errata_url":null}