Network Working Group R. Droms
Request for Comments: 2939 Bucknell University
BCP: 43 September 2000
Obsoletes: 2489
Category: Best Current Practice
Procedures and IANA Guidelines for Definition of
New DHCP Options and Message Types
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework
for passing configuration information to hosts on a Transmission
Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network. Configuration
parameters and other control information are carried in tagged data
items that are stored in the 'options' field of the DHCP message.
The data items themselves are also called "options".
DHCP protocol messages are identified by the 'DHCP Message Type'
option (option code 51). Each message type is defined by the data
value carried in the 'DHCP Message Type' option.
New DHCP options and message types may be defined after the
publication of the DHCP specification to accommodate requirements for
conveyance of new configuration parameters or to accommodate new
protocol semantics. This document describes the procedure for
defining new DHCP options and message types.
1. Introduction
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) [1] provides a
framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP
network. Configuration parameters and other control information are
carried in tagged data items that are stored in the 'options' field
of the DHCP message. The data items themselves are also called
"options" [2].
Droms Best Current Practice