RFC 2784: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)

This document specifies a protocol for encapsulation of an arbitrary network layer protocol over another arbitrary network layer protocol. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Informative reference — RFC 2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Informative reference — RFC 1700: Assigned Numbers
Informative reference — RFC 2408: Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP)
Informative reference — RFC 1701: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Informative reference — RFC 2637: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)
Informative reference — RFC 1702: Generic Routing Encapsulation over IPv4 networks
Informative reference — RFC 1234: Tunneling IPX traffic through IP networks
Informative reference — RFC 1241: Scheme for an internet encapsulation protocol: Version 1
Informative reference — RFC 1479: Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol Specification: Version 1
Informative reference — RFC 1226: Internet protocol encapsulation of AX.25 frames
Informative reference — RFC 1326: Mutual Encapsulation Considered Dangerous

Incoming relationships (55 related RFCs)

Showing 50 of 55 related RFCs.

Updated by — RFC 2890: Key and Sequence Number Extensions to GRE
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9601: Propagating Explicit Congestion Notification across IP Tunnel Headers Separated by a Shim
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3095: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): Framework and four profiles: RTP, UDP, ESP, and uncompressed
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5944: IP Mobility Support for IPv4, Revised
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9012: The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6836: Locator/ID Separation Protocol Alternative Logical Topology (LISP+ALT)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7637: NVGRE: Network Virtualization Using Generic Routing Encapsulation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4459: MTU and Fragmentation Issues with In-the-Network Tunneling
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3449: TCP Performance Implications of Network Path Asymmetry
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5512: The BGP Encapsulation Subsequent Address Family Identifier (SAFI) and the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7676: IPv6 Support for Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5565: Softwire Mesh Framework
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5225: RObust Header Compression Version 2 (ROHCv2): Profiles for RTP, UDP, IP, ESP and UDP-Lite
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5845: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Key Option for Proxy Mobile IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6576: IP Performance Metrics (IPPM) Standard Advancement Testing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8086: GRE-in-UDP Encapsulation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5640: Load-Balancing for Mesh Softwires
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6037: Cisco Systems' Solution for Multicast in BGP/MPLS IP VPNs
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3682: The Generalized TTL Security Mechanism (GTSM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4996: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7028: Multicast Mobility Routing Optimizations for Proxy Mobile IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4881: Low-Latency Handoffs in Mobile IPv4
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7588: A Widely Deployed Solution to the Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Fragmentation Problem
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6674: Gateway-Initiated Dual-Stack Lite Deployment
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6846: RObust Header Compression (ROHC): A Profile for TCP/IP (ROHC-TCP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8157: Huawei's GRE Tunnel Bonding Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8313: Use of Multicast across Inter-domain Peering Points
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6245: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Key Extension for Mobile IPv4
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8350: Alternate Tunnel Encapsulation for Data Frames in Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6513: Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6830: The Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3819: Advice for Internet Subnetwork Designers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8300: Network Service Header (NSH)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6438: Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Equal Cost Multipath Routing and Link Aggregation in Tunnels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8900: IP Fragmentation Considered Fragile
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9300: The Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3024: Reverse Tunneling for Mobile IP, revised
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4110: A Framework for Layer 3 Provider-Provisioned Virtual Private Networks (PPVPNs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4782: Quick-Start for TCP and IP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4860: Generic Aggregate Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) Reservations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6077: Open Research Issues in Internet Congestion Control
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5566: BGP IPsec Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5146: Interworking Requirements to Support Operation of MPLS-TE over GMPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7424: Mechanisms for Optimizing Link Aggregation Group (LAG) and Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP) Component Link Utilization in Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7893: Pseudowire Congestion Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3077: A Link-Layer Tunneling Mechanism for Unidirectional Links
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5454: Dual-Stack Mobile IPv4
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5979: NSIS Operation over IP Tunnels