RFC 1883 (rfc1883) - Page 2 of 37

Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

RFC 1883                   IPv6 Specification              December 1995


Table of Contents

   1. Introduction..................................................3

   2. Terminology...................................................4

   3. IPv6 Header Format............................................5

   4. IPv6 Extension Headers........................................6
       4.1 Extension Header Order...................................8
       4.2 Options..................................................9
       4.3 Hop-by-Hop Options Header...............................11
       4.4 Routing Header..........................................13
       4.5 Fragment Header.........................................19
       4.6 Destination Options Header..............................24
       4.7 No Next Header..........................................25

   5. Packet Size Issues...........................................26

   6. Flow Labels..................................................28

   7. Priority.....................................................30

   8. Upper-Layer Protocol Issues..................................31
       8.1 Upper-Layer Checksums...................................31
       8.2 Maximum Packet Lifetime.................................32
       8.3 Maximum Upper-Layer Payload Size........................32

   Appendix A. Formatting Guidelines for Options...................33

   Security Considerations.........................................36

   Acknowledgments.................................................36

   Authors' Addresses..............................................36

   References......................................................37














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