rfc-6709

Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions

B. Carpenter, B. Aboba (Editor), S. Cheshire

date2012-09 streamIAB statusINFORMATIONAL pages42 canonicalhttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6709 doi10.17487/RFC6709

This document discusses architectural issues related to the extensibility of Internet protocols, with a focus on design considerations. It is intended to assist designers of both base protocols and extensions. Case studies are included. A companion document, RFC 4775 (BCP 125), discusses procedures relating to the extensibility of IETF protocols. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.