Table B-2 lists the possible values for the Next Header field in the IPv6 Header (see the explanation in Chapter 2). You can also find the complete list 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, RFC 1819 |
6 | Transmission Control | RFC 793 |
7 | CBT | Ballardie |
8 | Exterior Gateway Protocol | RFC 888, DLM1 |
9 | Any private interior gateway (used by Cisco for their IGRP) | IANA |
10 | BBN RCC Monitoring | SGC |
11 | Network Voice Protocol | RFC 741, SC3 |
12 | PUP | PUP, Xerox |
13 | ARGUS | RWS4 |
14 | EMCON | BN7 |
15 | XNET, Cross Net Debugger | IEN158, JFH2 |
16 | CHAOS | NC3 |
17 | UDP | RFC 768, JBP |
18 | Multiplexing (MUX) | IEN90, JBP |
19 | DCN Measurement Subsystems | DLM1 |
20 | Host Monitoring (HMP) | RFC 869, RH6 |
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, RH6 |
28 | Internet Reliable Transaction (IRTP) | RFC 938, TXM |
29 | ISO Transport Protocol Class 4 | RFC 905, RC77 |
30 | Bulk Data Transfer Protocol | RFC 969, DDC1 |
31 | MFE Network Services Protocol | MFENET, BCH2 |
32 | MERIT Internodal Protocol | HWB |
33 | Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) | draft-ietf-dccp-spec-11 |
34 | Third Party Connect Protocol | SAF3 |
35 | Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol | MXS1 |
36 | XTP | GXC |
37 | Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP) | WXC |
38 | IDPR Control Message Transport Protocol | MXS1 |
39 | TP++ Transport Protocol | DXF |
40 | IL Transport Protocol | Presotto |
41 | IPv6 | Deering |
42 | Source Demand Routing Protocol (SDRP) | DXE1 |
43 | Routing Header for IPv6 | Deering |
44 | Fragment Header for IPv6 | Deering |
45 | Inter-Domain Routing Protocol (IDRP) | Sue Hares |
46 | Reservation Protocol (RSVP) | Bob Braden |
47 | General Routing Encapsulation (GRE) | Tony Li |
48 | Mobile Host Routing Protocol (MHRP) | David Johnson |
49 | BNA | Gary Salamon |
50 | Encapsulated Security Payload | RFC 2406 |
51 | Authentication Header | RFC 2402 |
52 | Integrated Net Layer Security TUBA | GLENN |
53 | IP with Encryption (SWIPE) | JI6 |
54 | NBMA Address Resolution Protocol (NARP) | RFC 1735 |
55 | IP Mobility | Perkins |
56 | Transport Layer Security Protocol (TLSP) | Oberg |
57 | SKIP | Markson |
58 | ICMP for IPv6 (IPv6-ICMP) | RFC 1883 |
59 | No Next Header for IPv6 (IPv6-NoNxt) | RFC 1883 |
60 | Destination Options for IPv6 (IPv6-Opts) | RFC 1883 |
61 | Any host internal protocol | IANA |
62 | CFTP | CFTP, HCF2 |
63 | Any local network | IANA |
64 | SATNET and Backroom EXPAK | SHB |
65 | Kryptolan | PXL1 |
66 | Remote Virtual Disk Protocol (RVD) | MBG |
67 | Internet Pluribus Packet Core (IPPC) | SHB |
68 | Any distributed file system | IANA |
69 | SATNET Monitoring | SHB |
70 | VISA Protocol | GXT1 |
71 | Internet Packet Core Utility (IPCU) | SHB |
72 | Computer Protocol Network Executive (CPNX) | DXM2 |
73 | Computer Protocol Heart Beat (CPHB) | DXM2 |
74 | Wang Span Network (WSN) | VXD |
75 | Packet Video Protocol (PVP) | SC3 |
76 | Backroom SATNET Monitoring | SHB |
77 | SUN ND PROTOCOL-Temporary | WM3 |
78 | WIDEBAND Monitoring | SHB |
79 | WIDEBAND EXPAK | SHB |
80 | ISO Internet Protocol | MTR |
81 | VMTP | DRC3 |
82 | SECURE-VMTP | DRC3 |
83 | VINES | BXH |
84 | TTP | JXS |
85 | NSFNET-IGP | HWB |
86 | Dissimilar Gateway Protocol (DGP) | DGP, ML109 |
87 | TCF | GAL5 |
88 | EIGRP | CISCO, GXS |
89 | OSPFIGP | RFC 1583, JTM4 |
90 | Sprite RPC Protocol | SPRITE, BXW |
91 | Locus Address Resolution Protocol (LARP) | BXH |
92 | Multicast Transport Protocol (MTP) | SXA |
93 | AX.25 Frames | BK29 |
94 | IP-within-IP Encapsulation Protocol | JI6 |
95 | Mobile Internetworking Control Protocol (MICP) | JI6 |
96 | Semaphore Communications Sec. Protocol | HXH |
97 | Ethernet-within-IP Encapsulation | RFC 3378 |
98 | Encapsulation Header | RFC 1241, RXB3 |
99 | Any private encryption scheme | IANA |
100 | GMTP | RXB5 |
101 | Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol (IFMP) | Hinden |
102 | PNNI over IP | Callon |
103 | Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) | Farinacci |
104 | ARIS | Feldman |
105 | SCPS | Durst |
106 | QNX | Hunter |
107 | Active Networks | Braden |
108 | IP Payload Compression Protocol | RFC 2393 |
109 | Sitara Networks Protocol (SNP) | Sridhar |
110 | Compaq Peer Protocol | Volpe |
111 | IPX in IP | Lee |
112 | Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) | RFC 3768 |
113 | Reliable Transport Protocol (PGM) | Speakman |
114 | Any zero-hop protocol | IANA |
115 | Layer Two Tunneling Protocol | Aboba |
116 | Data Exchange (DDX) | Worley |
117 | Interactive Agent Transfer Protocol (IATP) | Murphy |
118 | Schedule Transfer Protocol (STP) | JMP |
119 | SpectraLink Radio Protocol (SRP) | Hamilton |
120 | UTI | Lothberg |
121 | Simple Message Protocol (SMP) | Ekblad |
122 | SM | Crowcroft |
123 | Performance Transparency Protocol (PTP) | Welzl |
124 | ISIS over IPv4 | Przygienda |
125 | FIRE | Partridge |
126 | Combat Radio Transport Protocol (CRTP) | Sautter |
127 | Combat Radio User Datagram (CRUDP) | Sautter |
128 | SSCOPMCE | Waber |
129 | IPLT | Hollbach |
130 | Secure Packet Shield (SPS) | McIntosh |
131 | Private IP Encapsulation within IP (PIPE) | Petri |
132 | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) | Stewart |
133 | Fibre Channel (FC) | Rajagopal |
134 | RSVP-E2E-IGNORE | RFC 3175 |
135 | Mobility Header | RFC 3775 |
136 | UDPLite | RFC 3828 |
137 | MPLS-in-IP | RFC 4023 |
138-252 | Unassigned | IANA |
253 | Use for experimentation and testing | RFC 3692 |
254 | Use for experimentation and testing | RFC 3692 |
255 | Reserved | IANA |
