TLV Naming in the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) Generalized Packet/Message Format
RFC 7631
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(September 2015; No errata)
Updated by RFC 7722
Updates RFC 5444
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|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Replaces | draft-dearlove-manet-tlv-naming | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Justin Dean | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2015-05-11) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7631 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Yes | ||
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Alvaro Retana | ||
| Send notices to | (None) | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | Version Changed - Review Needed | |
| IANA action state | RFC-Ed-Ack | ||
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) C. Dearlove
Request for Comments: 7631 BAE Systems ATC
Updates: 5444 T. Clausen
Category: Standards Track LIX, Ecole Polytechnique
ISSN: 2070-1721 September 2015
TLV Naming in the Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)
Generalized Packet/Message Format
Abstract
This document reorganizes the naming of already-allocated TLV (type-
length-value) types and type extensions in the "Mobile Ad hoc NETwork
(MANET) Parameters" registries defined by RFC 5444 to use names
appropriately. It has no consequences in terms of any protocol
implementation.
This document also updates the Expert Review guidelines in RFC 5444,
so as to establish a policy for consistent naming of future TLV type
and type extension allocations. It makes no other changes to
RFC 5444.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7631.
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RFC 7631 TLV Naming September 2015
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Terminology .....................................................4
3. IANA Considerations .............................................4
3.1. Expert Review: Evaluation Guidelines .......................5
3.2. Updated IANA Registries ....................................6
4. Security Considerations ........................................13
5. References .....................................................13
5.1. Normative References ......................................13
5.2. Informative References ....................................14
Acknowledgments ...................................................15
Authors' Addresses ................................................15
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RFC 7631 TLV Naming September 2015
1. Introduction
This document reorganizes and rationalizes the naming of TLVs (type-
length-value structures) defined by [RFC5444] and recorded by IANA in
the following subregistries of the "Mobile Ad hoc NETwork (MANET)
Parameters" registry: "Packet TLV Types", "Message TLV Types", and
"Address Block TLV Types".
This document reorganizes the naming of already-allocated Packet,
Message, and Address Block TLV types, and their corresponding type
extensions. It also updates the corresponding IANA registries.
TLVs have a type (one octet) and a type extension (one octet) that
together form a full type (of two octets). A TLV may omit the type
extension when it is zero. However, that applies only to its
representation; it still has a type extension of zero. A TLV type
defines an IANA registry of type extensions for that type.
There have been two forms of TLV allocation.
The first, but less common, form of allocation has been that
allocation of the TLV type has defined (but not necessarily
allocated) all the type extensions for that TLV type. This applies,
for example, to the Address Block TLV LINK_METRIC specified in
[RFC7181]. The LINK_METRIC type extensions are all available for
allocation for different definitions of link metric. It is
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