RFC 4884: Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages

This document redefines selected ICMP messages to support multi-part operation. A multi-part ICMP message carries all of the information that ICMP messages…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 1191: Path MTU discovery
Normative reference — RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Informative reference — RFC 3022: Traditional IP Network Address Translator (Traditional NAT)

Incoming relationships (12 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 8335: PROBE: A Utility for Probing Interfaces
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5837: Extending ICMP for Interface and Next-Hop Identification
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4950: ICMP Extensions for Multiprotocol Label Switching
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8883: ICMPv6 Errors for Discarding Packets Due to Processing Limits
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5533: Shim6: Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7276: An Overview of Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Tools
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8403: A Scalable and Topology-Aware MPLS Data-Plane Monitoring System
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7439: Gap Analysis for Operating IPv6-Only MPLS Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9259: Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) in Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9359: Echo Request/Reply for Enabled In Situ OAM (IOAM) Capabilities
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9772: Active Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) for Use in Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (Geneve)