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Int-Area C. Pignataro Network Working Group C. Pignataro
Internet-Draft Cisco Systems Internet-Draft Cisco Systems
Intended status: Standards Track F. Gont Obsoletes: 1385, 1393, 1475, 1770 F. Gont
Expires: January 8, 2013 UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks (if approved) UTN-FRH / SI6 Networks
July 7, 2012 Intended status: Standards Track September 23, 2012
Expires: March 27, 2013
Formally Deprecating some IPv4 Options Formally Deprecating some IPv4 Options
draft-gp-intarea-obsolete-ipv4-options-iana-01 draft-gp-intarea-obsolete-ipv4-options-iana-02
Abstract Abstract
A number of IPv4 options have become obsolete in practice, but have A number of IPv4 options have become obsolete in practice, but have
never been formally deprecated. This document deprecates such IPv4 never been formally deprecated. This document deprecates such IPv4
options, thus cleaning up the corresponding IANA registry, and options, thus cleaning up the corresponding IANA registry, and
serving as a basis for providing advice about the filtering of serving as a basis for providing advice about the filtering of
packets containing these options. Additionally, it requests that the packets containing these options. Additionally, it requests that the
status of the corresponding RFCs be changed to "Historic". status of the corresponding RFCs be changed to "Historic".
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Table of Contents Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Discussion of Deprecated Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Discussion of Deprecated Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1. Stream ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1. Stream ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2. Extended Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2. Extended Internet Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3. Traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.3. Traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.4. ENCODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.4. ENCODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.5. VISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.5. VISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.6. Address Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.6. Address Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.7. Selective Directed Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.7. Selective Directed Broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.8. Dynamic Packet State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.8. Dynamic Packet State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.9. Upstream Multicast Pkt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2.9. Upstream Multicast Pkt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Changing the status of the corresponding RFCs to Historic . . . 5 4. Changing the status of the corresponding RFCs to Historic . . . 5
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) [RFC0791] provides for The Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) [RFC0791] provides for
expansion of the protocol by supporting a number of "options" in the expansion of the protocol by supporting a number of "options" in the
variable-length IPv4 header. IPv4 options are identified by an variable-length IPv4 header. IPv4 options are identified by an
option "type" value, whose registration is managed by IANA [IANA-IP]. option "type" value, whose registration is managed by IANA [IANA-IP].
A number of IPv4 options have become obsolete in practice, but have A number of IPv4 options have become obsolete in practice, but have
never been formally deprecated. This document deprecates such IPv4 never been formally deprecated. This document deprecates such IPv4
options, "cleaning up" the corresponding IANA registry. options, "cleaning up" the corresponding IANA registry.
This document also obsoletes [RFC1385], [RFC1393], [RFC1475], and
[RFC1770], and requests the RFC Editor to change their status to
"Historic".
2. Discussion of Deprecated Options 2. Discussion of Deprecated Options
The following subsections discuss the details of options being The following subsections discuss the details of options being
deprecated, and no other reference information has been found. deprecated, and no other reference information has been found.
2.1. Stream ID 2.1. Stream ID
The Stream ID option is obsolete. It is specified in RFC 791 The Stream ID option is obsolete. It is specified in RFC 791
[RFC0791], and deprecated in Section 3.2.1.8 of RFC 1122 [RFC1122] [RFC0791], and deprecated in Section 3.2.1.8 of RFC 1122 [RFC1122]
and Section 4.2.2.1 of RFC 1812 [RFC1812]. and Section 4.2.2.1 of RFC 1812 [RFC1812].
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1 0 23 151 DPS - Dynamic Packet State [Malis]* 1 0 23 151 DPS - Dynamic Packet State [Malis]*
1 0 24 152 UMP - Upstream Multicast Pkt. [Farinacci]* 1 0 24 152 UMP - Upstream Multicast Pkt. [Farinacci]*
The IP Options "MTU Probe" (MTUP, value 11) and "MTU Reply" (MTUR, The IP Options "MTU Probe" (MTUP, value 11) and "MTU Reply" (MTUR,
value 12) initially defined in [RFC1063] have already been deprecated value 12) initially defined in [RFC1063] have already been deprecated
by [RFC1191]. by [RFC1191].
4. Changing the status of the corresponding RFCs to Historic 4. Changing the status of the corresponding RFCs to Historic
This document requests the RFC Editor to change the status of This document requests the RFC Editor to change the status of
[RFC1385] and [RFC1393] to "Historic". [RFC1385], [RFC1393], [RFC1475], and [RFC1770] to "Historic".
5. Security Considerations 5. Security Considerations
This document does not modify the security properties of the IPv4 This document does not modify the security properties of the IPv4
Options being deprecated. However, formally deprecating these Options being deprecated. However, formally deprecating these
options serves as a basis for e.g. providing advice about filtering options serves as a basis for e.g. providing advice about filtering
packets containing these options (as in packets containing these options (as in
[I-D.ietf-opsec-ip-options-filtering]). [I-D.ietf-opsec-ip-options-filtering]).
6. Acknowledgments 6. Acknowledgments
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