Network Working Group D. Black
Request for Comments: 3140 S. Brim
Obsoletes: 2836 B. Carpenter
Category: Standards Track F. Le Faucheur
June 2001
Per Hop Behavior Identification Codes
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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Abstract
This document defines a 16 bit encoding mechanism for the
identification of differentiated services Per Hop Behaviors in
protocol messages. It replaces RFC 2836.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.................................................2
1.1. Usage Scenarios............................................2
2. Encoding.....................................................3
3. Signalling the Class Selector Codepoints.....................4
4. IANA Considerations..........................................5
5. Security Considerations......................................5
Changes from RFC 2836...........................................5
Acknowledgements................................................6
References......................................................6
Authors' Addresses..............................................6
Intellectual Property...........................................7
Full Copyright Statement........................................8
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