RFC 6864

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RFC 6864 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards-track document that revises and clarifies the semantics and usage of the IPv4 Identification field in IP packet headers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IETF standards-track document
Request for Comments
abbreviation IPv4 ID Update NERFINISHED
addresses fragmentation behavior in IPv4
interaction of IPv4 Identification field with middleboxes
non-fragmented IPv4 packets and the Identification field
security considerations of the IPv4 Identification field
aimsTo enable efficient implementation of IPv4 Identification handling
improve interoperability of IPv4 implementations
reduce ambiguity in IPv4 Identification field usage
area Internet Area NERFINISHED
category Standards Track
clarifies requirements for setting the IPv4 Identification field
requirements for uniqueness of the IPv4 Identification field
usage of the IPv4 Identification field
concernsLayer Internet layer NERFINISHED
defines updated semantics for the IPv4 Identification field
documentType Standards-track RFC
focusesOnProtocol IPv4 NERFINISHED
intendedFor implementers of IPv4 stacks
network protocol designers
operators of IP networks
language English
obsoletes use of IPv4 Identification field for purposes other than fragmentation
partOf Internet Standards process NERFINISHED
publishedBy Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force
publishedInSeries Request for Comments NERFINISHED
recommends constraints on reuse of IPv4 Identification values for fragmentable packets
that IPv4 Identification field uniqueness is required only for packets that may be fragmented
that non-fragmentable IPv4 packets may use arbitrary Identification values
relatedTo IP fragmentation
IPv4 header format
network performance
network security
packet reassembly
revises requirements from earlier IPv4 specifications regarding the Identification field
semantics of the IPv4 Identification field
standardizes IPv4 Identification field semantics
status Proposed Standard
stream Internet Engineering Task Force
surface form: IETF
title Updated Specification of the IPv4 ID Field NERFINISHED
updatesSpecificationOf IPv4 header Identification field
workingGroup Internet Area Working Group NERFINISHED

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RFC 8999 updates RFC 6864