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Network Working Group                                     Michael Carney
Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group           Sun Microsystems, Inc
Category: Standards Track                                   October 1999
INTERNET-DRAFT                                    Expires:    March 2000


      New Option Review Guidelines and Additional Option Namespace
            <draft-ietf-dhc-option-review-and-namespace-01.txt>

Status of this memo

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Abstract

     This document outlines deficiencies that have become evident since
     RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 were published regarding the allocation of
     new option codes, the review of drafts covering these new option
     codes, and the availability of option codes for new parameters. The
     document then presents proposals for correcting these deficiencies.

1. Introduction

     The rapid and wide-spread adoption of DHCPv4 has lead to an
     increasing number of new DHCP option drafts under DHC WG review.
     Experience with the current IANA option code allocation process and
     the DHC WG option draft review process has identified a number of
     deficiencies, namely:

      * We're rapidly going through the remaining option codes, and face
        the possibility of exhausting the remaining codes before the
        wide-spread adoption of IPv6 is achieved.

      * There are no guidelines to help the DHC WG and the DHCP
        community at large gauge the impact of the addition of new


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        options. Some options that have been proposed require changes to
        the DHCP protocol itself and/or current implementations. Because
        the adoption of such options has a greater impact on the DHCP
        community than other, simple "payload" options, these options
        require more scrutiny by the DHC WG and IESG.

      * Because some options could change the DHCP protocol itself, we
        need a method of explicitly communicating the change of DHCP
        versions among implementations. Today, we have no such method.

      * There is no provision to preserve compatibility with earlier
        versions of the protocol.

     Interoperability testing at Connectathon (1997, 1998, and 1999)
     has shown a reduction in the level of interoperability between
     implementations. These interoperability problems were found to
     be due to confusion among implementors about how certain features
     of the protocol should be implemented. Improvement (tightening)
     of the general RFC 2131 and RFC 2132 drafts as well as the
     tightening of new option specifications (using the guidelines
     defined in this document) will help increase the level of
     interoperability.

1.1 Conventions Used in the Document

     The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
     "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY" and "OPTIONAL" in this
     document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [5].

1.2 Terminology

          RFC 2132-form options  The RFC 2132 [2] option block form is
                                 currently in use by DHCPv4, and is
                                 documented in RFC 2131 [1]. This option
                                 form is identified by the BOOTP magic
                                 cookie {99, 130, 83, 99}.

          RFC TBD-form options   A new option block form recommendation
                                 to alleviate option code exhaustion
                                 (described in section 3.6 below). This
                                 option form will be identified by a TBD
                                 BOOTP magic cookie issued by IANA.

2. Option Review Guidelines

     We tackle the option code review problem by defining a set of
     option categories based upon upon the impact the adoption of an
     option will have on the DHCP community. Option drafts appropriately
     categorized aid reviewers by helping them evaluate the draft. Once
     the DHC WG and the draft author(s) agree on the category of the
     proposed option, that category will be listed explicitly in the
     abstract of the option draft.

2.1. Hints for selecting the correct option category



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        A) This option has no relationship to other existing or proposed
           options. It would not require change of existing DHCP client,
           server, or BOOTP relay agent implementations. It would not
           change the version of the DHCP protocol. Its introduction
           would not invalidate previous version(s) of the DHCP protocol.
           Is this option better handled by the Service Location
           Protocol (SLP) [7]? If it provides data which is unrelated
           to network interface configuration, then the option proposer
           SHOULD consider the use of SLP for the delivery of this data,
           if SLP is deployed widely enough to meet her needs.

        B) This option has no relationship to other existing or proposed
           options. It would not require change of existing DHCP
           client,  server, or BOOTP relay agent implementations. It
           would not change the version of the DHCP protocol. Its
           introduction would not invalidate previous version(s) of the
           DHCP protocol. It isn't a candidate for SLP. Is this option
           useful to the DHCP community at large (e.g. implementors) or
           is it specific to a particular implementation? If it is the
           latter, then the proposer of the option should consider using
           the encapsulated vendor space available to your
           implementation to encode this information. Note that most
           DHCP implementations only support default option types for
           encapsulated options. (see Section 3.5 below).

        C) This option has no relationship to other existing or proposed
           options. It would not require change of existing DHCP
           client, server, or BOOTP relay agent implementations. It
           would not change the version of the DHCP protocol. Its
           introduction would not invalidate previous version(s) of the
           DHCP protocol. It is not a candidate for SLP or the vendor's
           option space. Can this option be effectively encoded in the
           default option type (Section 3.5 below)? For example, can it
           be communicated as a single ASCII string? A list of IP
           addresses? If so, then one of the default formats should be
           used.

        D) This option would have a implicit or explicit relationship
           between it and other existing options or other proposed
           options, or the data it represents cannot be carried in a
           default option type (Section 3.5 below). It MAY change the
           behavior of existing DHCP client, server, and/or BOOTP relay
           agent implementations. It would not change the DHCP protocol
           version. Its introduction would not invalidate previous
           version(s) of the DHCP protocol.

           Examples of implicit/explicit option relationships:

           Option                         Related Options
           ------                         ---------------
           Vendor Class Identifier        Encapsulated vendor option(s)
           User Class Identifier          Standard option's scope

        E) The addition of this option would change Table 3, "Fields and
           options used by DHCP servers" and/or Table 5, "Fields and


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           options used by DHCP clients" in RFC 2131 [1], and thus
           change the DHCP protocol. Pre-existing versions /
           implementations would continue to interoperate.

        F) The addition of this option would invalidate previous
           versions of the DHCP protocol, preventing client, server,
           and/or BOOTP relay agents implementing the earlier version(s)
           from functioning.

     Guidelines              Option Category
     ----------              ---------------
         A                   None. Use SLP to register and
                             deliver your information.

         B                   None. Use your Vendor-specific
                             option space for your option.

         C                   Category One

         D                   Category Two

         E                   Category Three

         F                   Category Four


2.2. Category One Options

     Options in this category MUST NOT require changes to the DHCP
     protocol, server, client, or BOOTP relay agent implementations.
     They MAY be either RFC 2132-form or RFC TBD-form options. They MUST
     NOT be dependent on other options being present or absent. Earlier
     versions/implementations of the protocol continue to interoperate
     in the presence of these options. Administrative tools and DHCP
     protocol debugging tools which generically support the default
     option types MAY need to be reconfigured in order to permit
     management of the new option. Options of this type are "payload"
     options, and MUST be of one of the default option types for the
     option block form (RFC 2132 or RFC TBD).

     Acceptance criteria:

          Working group/IETF community review:                   Yes.
          IANA option number registration:                       Yes.
          Interoperability testing (2 or more implementations)   No.
          DHCP protocol version change:                          No.

2.3. Category Two Options

     Options in this category MUST NOT require changes to the DHCP
     protocol. They MAY require changes to server, client, relay agent
     implementations, administrative tools, and DHCP protocol debugging
     tools. They MAY depend on the presence or absence of other options,
     as long as those other options are NOT in Table 3 or Table 5 of
     RFC 2131 [1]. Any dependence on other options MUST be made


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     explicit in the new options draft. Existing versions /
     implementations of the protocol continue to interoperate in the
     presence of messages containing category two options. Options of
     this type are "affect implementation" options.

     An option MUST be designed in such a way as a reply/response from
     non-compliant implementations can be easily distinguished from
     those of compliant implementations. An option MUST NEVER change the
     interpretation of existing options. The option draft author MUST
     specify a compliant implementation's behavior if that implement-
     ation receives a reply/response from a non-compliant implementation.

     Acceptance criteria:

          Working group/IETF community review:                  Yes.
          IANA option number registration:                      Yes.
          Interoperability testing (2 or more implementations)  Yes.
          DHCP protocol version change:                         No.

2.4. Category Three Options

     Options in this category EXPLICITLY change the DHCP protocol. They
     WILL require changes to server, client, and/or relay agent
     implementations. They MAY depend on the presence or absence of
     other options. Any dependence on other options MUST be made
     explicit in the new option draft. The addition of such options
     result in changes to Table 3, "Fields and options used by DHCP
     servers" and/or Table 5, "Fields and options used by DHCP clients"
     in RFC 2131 [1]. Existing versions / implementations of the
     protocol continue to interoperate in the presence of traffic
     containing category three options. Administrative tools MUST be
     changed to support options of this type. DHCP protocol debugging
     tools would need to be updated to recognize these options. Options
     of this type are known as "affect protocol" options. The acceptance
     of a Category Three option results in incrementing the DHCP version
     option value.

     An option MUST be designed in such a way as a reply/response from
     non-compliant implementations can be easily distinguished from
     those of compliant implementations. The option draft author MUST
     specify a compliant implementation's behavior if that implement-
     ation receives a reply/response from a non-compliant
     implementation. An option MUST NEVER change the interpretation of
     existing options. Category Three option implementations can easily
     detect a non-compliant implementation due to the absence of the
     DHCP version option or a lower than expected version number.

     Acceptance criteria:

          Working group/IETF community review:                  Yes.
          IANA option number registration:                      Yes.
          Interoperability testing (2 or more implementations)  Yes.
          DHCP protocol version change:                         Yes.

2.5. Category Four Options


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     Options in this category would EXPLICITLY change the DHCP
     protocol in a non-backward compatible manner. They would require
     changes to ALL DHCP client, server, and/or BOOTP relay agent
     implementations. They INVALIDATE one or more of the previous
     versions of the BOOTP/DHCP protocol.

     Because category four options invalidate previous versions of the
     protocol, they are NOT candidates for acceptance. Changes to the
     the DHCP protocol MUST BE backward compatible.

3. Specification of DHCP protocol version and DHCP option block form.

     We define two RFC 2132-form options. The first is used by a DHCP
     client to request a response in a certain option block form. The
     second option is used by both DHCP clients and servers to
     identify the version of protocol used in the messages generated.

3.1. DHCP Option Block Request Option

     This option is used by RFC TBD client implementations to request
     RFC TBD-form replies from RFC TBD server implementations. This
     option is included in RFC 2132-form DHCPDISCOVERs, INIT-REBOOT
     DHCPREQUESTs, and DHCPINFORMs to request RFC TBD-form replies.

     This option MUST NEVER be used by DHCP servers in their responses
     to DHCP clients.

     The DHCP Option Block Request Option is of the RFC 2132-form, and
     consists of a single 4 octet string holding the magic cookie of
     the desired option block form.

     code len   magic cookie
     +---+---+----------------+
     | X | 4 |      ...       |
     +---+---+----------------+

3.2. DHCP Version Option

     This option represents the DHCP version. DHCP messages without
     this option are RFC 2131 [1]. The addition of Category Three
     option(s) (perhaps grouped together) result in a DHCP version
     change. All implementations supporting versions greater than RFC
     2131 MUST include the DHCP version option in all messages,
     generated by both client or server.

     The DHCP Protocol Version Option is of the RFC 2132-form, and
     consists of an single unsigned 16bit integer. The first Category
     Three option accepted by the DHC WG will be assigned version zero
     (0).

     code len   value
     +---+---+---------+
     | Y | 2 |(0-65535)|
     +---+---+---------+


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     DHCP protocol versions MUST be backward compatible with earlier
     versions.

3.3  Allocation of options from RFC 2132 or RFC TBD option name spaces

     Allocation of new options from the RFC TBD name space can only
     occur if we have two (2) or more RFC TBD option name space
     implementations which have demonstrated interoperability. Such
     interoperability testing could occur at the next Connectathon
     event (held late February/early March every year).

     The selection of which name space from which to allocate an option
     is left to the DHC WG and IESG, following the process outlined in
     Ralph Drom's "Procedure for Defining New DHCP Options" [4].

3.4. RFC 2132 Option Block Form

     For convenience, I have extracted the description of RFC 2132-form
     options from RFC 2132 [2].

     code len   value
     +---+---+-------
     |   |   |      ...
     +---+---+-------

     Options of this form consist of three single octet fields: code,
     len, and value.

     The code value is a single octet (0-255). 0 (pad) and 255 (end)
     are the only codes that do not follow the code, len, value form.
     Len is a single octet (0-255) describing the length of the value
     field. Value contains the data payload.

3.5. RFC 2132-form Default Option Types

     1) Single variable-length ASCII string.

     2) Single variable-length OCTET string.

     3) 1-X Multiple of NUMBERs (1, 2, 4, 8 octets each). May consist of
        a LIST where the list entries are defined as multiple NUMBERs.

          Example:  "A variable-length list of 2 32bit NUMBERs
                    representing the offset and length of a
                    block of data"

     4) 1-X Multiple of IPv4 addresses. May consist of a LIST where the
        list entries consist of multiple IP addresses.

          Example: "A list of static routes (destination, router), ..."

     If an implementation encounters RFC 2132-form options which it does
     not understand, it will simply skip over the option (using that
     option's len field) and continue option processing. This behavior


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     ensures that RFC 2131 compliant implementations safely ignore new
     options (e.g. the DHCP version option). Current DHCP
     implementations SHOULD ignore any non-RFC 2132-form option block.

3.6. Proposed RFC TBD Option Block Form

     We propose the creation of the following option block form
     described below, which greatly increases the option space and size
     of individual options. We feel that the adoption of this option
     block form will resolve the approaching RFC 2132 standard option
     code availability problem.

         Code      Len           Data
     +---------+---------+------------------
     | uint16_t| uint16_t|                   ...
     +---------+---------+------------------

     Code value is a network-order double-octet unsigned value (0-
     65535). 0 (pad) and 65535 (end) are the only codes that do not
     follow the code, len, value form. Len is a network-order
     double-octet unsigned value (0-65535). Data contains Len octets.

     The first 255 RFC TBD option codes are preassigned for mapping
     RFC 2132 options into RFC TBD option space. Because the size limit
     of options within the RFC TBD option space is much higher than
     that of options within the RFC 2132 option space, RFC TBD
     implementations MUST use care in responding to RFC 2132 clients. If
     the data for a mapped RFC 2132 option would exceed the 253 length
     restriction of RFC 2132 clients, the RFC TBD implementation MUST
     drop the option from the reply, and SHOULD increment an error count
     or log a message regarding this event. Note that the creation of
     multiple instances of RFC 2132 options in order to provide all of
     the data within the configured RFC TBD option is not workable, since
     by definition options within the RFC 2132 (and RFC TBD) option space
     are position-independent, and thus deterministic ordering of data
     is not possible.

3.7. RFC TBD Default Option Types

     All option types as listed in Section 3.5, and:

        1) UNICODE string.

        2) IPv6 addresses(s). Multiple of 16 octets. Encoded within an
           implementation's configuration table using the text
           representation as defined by Section 2.2 of RFC 2373 [6].

        3) Encapsulated RFC TBD options. For example, New User class,
           Vendor class-style options. Encapsulated options follow same
           code, len, value form of RFC TBD options. Overall length
           specifies limit of encapsulation.

        4) Mixed-type options. These options are made up of combinations
           of 3.5/3.7 typed fields. Variable-length typed fields are
           preceded by a two octet unsigned integer length field. Mixed


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           type options are useful for encoding combinations of data
           (structures).

           Example: The following option contains an NVT ASCII string
           followed by a boolean, followed by a 32bit unsigned integer.
              Code    Len                  Data
           +-------+-------+-------+-------------+---+---------------+
           |  771  |  17   |   13  |Hello, World!| 1 |    4123782    |
           +-------+-------+-------+-------------+---+---------------+

        5) BOOLEAN. A single octet value which is explicitly TRUE if
           non-zero, explicitly FALSE if zero (0). Len is always one.

4. Behavior of RFC 2132 and RFC TBD Client and Server Implementations

4.1 Client Behavior

    A DHCP client in the INIT state prefers DHCP replies matching the
    DHCP option block form (RFC 2132 or RFC TBD) and DHCP protocol
    version of its DHCPDISCOVER. Option block form is preferred over
    DHCP protocol version.

    DHCP clients SHOULD always indicate the size of response they
    can accept using the DHCP MTU option.

4.1.1 INIT/INFORM states

    A client in one of these states pauses to collect replies (DHCP
    of any type/version or BOOTP replies) for a tunable polling
    interval (default: 5 seconds). Retransmissions use the algorithm
    outlined in Section 4.1 of RFC 2131 [1].

    Existing RFC 2132-form clients require no change in their behavior
    as specified in RFC 2131 [1].

    RFC 2132-form clients who support a later version of the DHCP
    protocol include the DHCP version option identifying the version of
    DHCP protocol they support. They prefer replies matching their
    protocol version over older versions of DHCP and BOOTP replies. If
    a RFC 2132-form client selects a reply from a down-rev DHCP protocol
    server (or BOOTP server), then that client MAY update an error count
    or log this event.

    A RFC TBD-form client in one of these states forms the appropriate
    RFC 2132-form message (DHCPDISCOVER, DHCPINFORM) and includes the
    DHCP Option Block Request Option (set to the RFC TBD magic cookie)
    and the DHCP version option if it supports a version greater than
    that specified in RFC 2131, and sends this message in the manner
    appropriate for the message type.  A RFC TBD-form client
    prefers RFC TBD-form responses over RFC 2132-form responses. Within
    responses of a certain option form, responses which match the
    client's DHCP protocol version are preferred over those responses
    that are down-rev. If no DHCP responses are received, the client
    MAY choose a BOOTP response if such a response is available.



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    In the case of an INIT state client, the DHCPREQUEST used to accept
    the DHCPOFFER is formed using the option block form and DHCP
    protocol version of the selected DHCPOFFER.

    For the duration of the lease, the client MUST form request messages
    using the option block form and DHCP protocol version of the
    original DHCPACK (INIT/INFORM) states when verifying existing
    configuration (INIT-REBOOT DHCPREQUEST), requesting lease
    extensions (DHCPREQUEST), declining an IP address (DHCPDECLINE),
    or releasing an IP address (DHCPRELEASE).

    In summary, a RFC TBD-form DHCP client will prefer RFC TBD-form
    replies over RFC 2132-form replies. Within replies which match the
    selected option block form, a client will prefer replies which match
    its DHCP protocol version. All subsequent traffic is done using the
    option block form and DHCP protocol version of the accepted
    DHCPOFFER/DHCPACK.

4.2 Server Behavior

4.2.1 Option Block Format-independent Server Behavior

    A server which receives a BOOTP magic cookie it does not understand
    SHOULD respond with a standard BOOTP reply ONLY if it is explicitly
    configured to do so. Note that RFC TBD-form requests will appear to
    RFC 2131 servers as BOOTP requests with an unrecognized magic
    cookie. In such environments, the RFC 2131 server's ability to
    respond to BOOTP clients SHOULD be restricted, and RFC TBD servers
    SHOULD be configured to respond to BOOTP clients.

    If a DHCPDISCOVER/DHCPINFORM is received which contains a DHCP
    protocol version option, a server MUST:

        a) If the DHCP protocol version is down-rev of that supported by
           the server, the server will format all messages in that
           earlier version. If the DHCP server does not support the
           earlier version of the protocol, it MUST drop the request,
           and MAY update an error counter or log the event.

        b) If the DHCP protocol version is greater than that supported
           by the server, it MAY either drop the request or respond to
           the client using messages of the DHCP protocol version
           supported by the server. This behavior SHOULD be configurable
           by the administrator. The server SHOULD choose to delay
           responding to the up-rev client for a configurable number of
           seconds, in order to give potential higher-rev servers a
           chance to reply.

        c) If the DHCP protocol version matches that of the server, then
           the server responds immediately (if possible) to the client
           with the appropriately formatted reply.

4.2.2 RFC TBD-form Server Behavior

    A RFC TBD-form server can identify a RFC TBD-form client by the


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    presence of the DHCP Option Block Request Option with the RFC TBD
    magic cookie in the option value field in RFC 2132-form requests
    or RFC TBD-form requests identified by the RFC TBD-form magic
    cookie. For the following scenarios, assume a RFC TBD-form server
    has free resources available for allocation.

        a) If a RFC TBD-form response is requested, it MUST respond with
           a RFC TBD-form response if it chooses to respond at all.

        b) If a RFC 2132-form response is requested (no DHCP Option Block
           Request Option is present) and the RFC TBD-form server is
           explicitly configured to respond to RFC 2132-form clients, it
           MUST respond with a RFC 2132-form response if it chooses to
           respond at all.

        c) If a request is received which contains a DHCP Option Block
           Request Option with a value it does not recognize, the server
           MUST either drop the request or respond with a RFC 2132-form
           response. Its behavior in this situation SHOULD be an
           administrator-configured option.

    A DHCP server MUST NOT use the DHCP Option Block Request Option in
    the messages it generates for DHCP clients.

5. Open Issues

   The author would appreciate comments/feedback regarding these issues.

     *  Parameter request option in RFC 2132-form requests.
        A RFC 2132-form DISCOVER/REQUEST can only request options from
        the RFC 2132 name space. One possible solution is for a
        RFC TBD-form implementation to generate a RFC TBD-form DISCOVER
        or REQUEST containing the full parameter request list if it
        receives RFC TBD-form replies. The downside of this approach is
        the extra DHCP traffic. I propose that RFC TBD-form implementors
        include a policy mechanism which turns on pure RFC TBD-form and
        thus disables the RFC 2132-form request method. Such behavior
        might be controlled by a RFC 2132-form option, for example.

     *  RFC TBD-form requests look like BOOTP requests with an
        unrecognized magic cookie. Disabling BOOTP compatibility in
        RFC 2132 servers and turning it on in RFC TBD servers (which
        can appropriately recognize the clients) seems like a reasonable
        approach.

     *  Relationship between DHCP protocol version and option block
        format. Section 4.1.1 states that a client will prefer RFC TBD-
        form replies over RFC 2132-form replies first, then within the
        selected option block form, DHCP protocol version. Do people
        believe that this is the correct ordering? Should clients
        prefer version over option block form instead?

     *  This document doesn't currently address the addition of new
        message types. The addition of new message types will change
        Table 3 and Table 5 of RFC 2131 [1]. Usually, the addition of a


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        new message type doesn't require changes to existing
        implementations. DHCPINFORM is an example of such a message
        type. Such message types fall into category 3. The addition of
        message types which require changes to existing implementations
        fall into category 4.

        The addition of new message types does not require a change in
        the DHCP protocol version, since each additional message
        implicitly represents a backward compatible DHCP protocol
        change in most cases.

6. Security Considerations

     Not Applicable.

7. Acknowledgements

     The author would like to gratefully acknowledge the active
     participation of the following DHCP future panel members:
     Ralph Droms, Kester Fong, Pratik Gupta, Barr Hibbs, Kim Kinnear,
     Ted Lemon, Nathan Lane, and Glenn Waters. The author would also
     like to thank Thomas Narten for his review comments.

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9. References

     [1] Droms, R. "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", RFC 2131,
     Bucknell University, March 1997.


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     <ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2131.txt>

     [2] Alexander, S. and Droms, R., "DHCP Options and BOOTP
     Vendor Extension", RFC 2132, March 1997.
     <ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2132.txt>

     [3] Prindeville, P. "BOOTP Vendor Information Extensions", RFC 1048,
     McGill University, February 1988.
     <ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1048.txt>

     [4] Droms, R. "Procedure for Defining New DHCP Options",
     INTERNET-DRAFT, August 1998
  <ftp://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-dhc-new-options-02.txt>

     [5] Bradner, "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement
     Levels", RFC 2119, Harvard University, March 1997.
     <ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2119.txt>

     [6] Hinden R. and Deering, S., "IP Version 6 Addressing
     Architecture", RFC 2373, Nokia and Cisco Systems, July 1998.
     <ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc2373.txt>

     [7] Guttman E.,  Perkins C., Veizades J., and Day M., "Service
     Location Protocol, Version 2", April 1999.
<ftp://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-svrloc-protocol-v2-16.txt>

10. Author's Address

     Michael Carney
     Sun Microsystems, Inc.
     One Network Drive
     Burlington, MA 01803

     Phone: (781) 442-0469
     Fax: (781) 442-1677
     Email: Michael.Carney@sun.com

11. Expiration

     This document will expire on March 31, 2000.