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RFC 9805 - Deprecation of the IPv6 Router Alert Option for New Protocols

  • Status: Proposed Standard
  • Published: June 2025
  • Stream: IETF
  • Pages: 7
  • Updates: RFC 2711
  • Errata: No Errata

Abstract​

This document deprecates the IPv6 Router Alert option for new protocols. Protocols that already use the option may continue to do so, including future versions, but newly standardized protocols must not use it. This document updates RFC 2711.