Next Header Field Values (Chapter 2)
Table B-2 lists the possible values for the Next Header field in the IPv6 Header, as explained in Chapter 2. The complete list can also be found at http://www.iana.org/assignments/protocol-numbers.
Table B-2. Next Header field values
|
Decimal |
Protocol |
Reference |
|---|---|---|
|
0 |
IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option |
RFC 1883 |
|
1 |
Internet Control Message |
RFC 792 |
|
2 |
Internet Group Management |
RFC 1112 |
|
3 |
Gateway-to-Gateway |
RFC 823 |
|
4 |
IP in IP (encapsulation) |
RFC 2003 |
|
5 |
Stream |
RFC 1190 |
|
6 |
Transmission Control |
RFC 793 |
|
7 |
CBT |
Ballardie |
|
8 |
Exterior Gateway Protocol |
RFC 888 |
|
9 |
Any private interior gateway (used by Cisco for their IGRP) |
IANA |
|
10 |
BBN RCC Monitoring |
SGC |
|
11 |
Network Voice Protocol |
RFC 741 |
|
12 |
PUP |
PUP, Xerox |
|
13 |
ARGUS |
RWS4 |
|
14 |
EMCON |
BN7 |
|
15 |
XNET, Cross Net Debugger |
IEN158,JFH2 |
|
16 |
CHAOS |
NC3 |
|
17 |
UDP |
RFC 768 |
|
18 |
Multiplexing (MUX) |
IEN90,JBP |
|
19 |
DCN Measurement Subsystems |
DLM1 |
|
20 |
Host Monitoring (HMP) |
RFC 869 |
|
21 |
Packet Radio Measurement (PRM) |
ZSU |
|
22 |
XEROX NS IDP |
ETHERNET,XEROX |
|
23 |
Trunk-1 |
BWB6 |
|
24 |
Trunk-2 |
BWB6 |
|
25 |
Leaf-1 |
BWB6 |
|
26 |
Leaf-2 |
BWB6 |
|
27 |
Reliable Data Protocol (RDP) |
RFC 908 |
|
28 |
Internet Reliable Transaction (IRTP) |
RFC 938 |
|
29 |
ISO Transport Protocol Class 4 |
RFC 905 |
|
30 |
Bulk Data Transfer Protocol |
RFC 969 |
|
31 |
MFE Network Services Protocol |
MFENET,BCH2 |
|
32 |
MERIT Internodal Protocol |
HWB |
|
33 |
Sequential Exchange Protocol (SEP) |
JC120 |
|
34 |
Third Party Connect Protocol |
SAF3 |
|
35 |
Inter-Domain Policy ... |
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