Internet Control Message Protocol version 6 (ICMPv6) Parameters (last updated 2009-12-18) Registries included below: - ICMP Message types - ICMP type "code" fields - FMIPv6 Message Types - IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Option Formats - Trust Anchor option Name Type field - Certificate option Cert Type field - Option-Code for Handover Assist Information Option - Option-Code for Mobile Node Identifier Option - Qtypes Registry Name: ICMPv6 "type" Numbers Reference: [RFC4443] Range Registration Procedures ---------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Type codes 0-127 (Error messages) IETF RFC Publication (Standards track, informational or experimental) 128-255 (Informational messages) IETF RFC Publication (Standards track, informational or experimental) Registry: Type Name Reference ---- ----------------------------------------------- --------- 1 Destination Unreachable [RFC4443] 2 Packet Too Big [RFC4443] 3 Time Exceeded [RFC4443] 4 Parameter Problem [RFC4443] 100 Private experimentation [RFC4443] 101 Private experimentation [RFC4443] 102-126 Unassigned 127 Reserved for expansion of ICMPv6 error messages [RFC4443] 128 Echo Request [RFC4443] 129 Echo Reply [RFC4443] 130 Multicast Listener Query [RFC2710] 131 Multicast Listener Report [RFC2710] 132 Multicast Listener Done [RFC2710] 133 Router Solicitation [RFC4861] 134 Router Advertisement [RFC4861] 135 Neighbor Solicitation [RFC4861] 136 Neighbor Advertisement [RFC4861] 137 Redirect Message [RFC4861] 138 Router Renumbering [Crawford] 139 ICMP Node Information Query [RFC4620] 140 ICMP Node Information Response [RFC4620] 141 Inverse Neighbor Discovery Solicitation Message [RFC3122] 142 Inverse Neighbor Discovery Advertisement Message [RFC3122] 143 Version 2 Multicast Listener Report [RFC3810] 144 Home Agent Address Discovery Request Message [RFC3775] 145 Home Agent Address Discovery Reply Message [RFC3775] 146 Mobile Prefix Solicitation [RFC3775] 147 Mobile Prefix Advertisement [RFC3775] 148 Certification Path Solicitation Message [RFC3971] 149 Certification Path Advertisement Message [RFC3971] 150 ICMP messages utilized by experimental [RFC4065] mobility protocols such as Seamoby 151 Multicast Router Advertisement [RFC4286] 152 Multicast Router Solicitation [RFC4286] 153 Multicast Router Termination [RFC4286] 154 FMIPv6 Messages [RFC5568] 155-199 Unassigned 200 Private experimentation [RFC4443] 201 Private experimentation [RFC4443] 255 Reserved for expansion of ICMPv6 informational [RFC4443] messages Registry Name: ICMPv6 "Code" Fields Reference: [RFC4443] Registration Procedures: Standards action or IESG approval Registry: Type Name Reference ---- ------------------------- --------- 1 Destination Unreachable [RFC4443] Code 0 - no route to destination 1 - communication with destination administratively prohibited 2 - beyond scope of source address [RFC4443] 3 - address unreachable 4 - port unreachable 5 - source address failed ingress/egress policy [RFC4443] 6 - reject route to destination [RFC4443] 2 Packet Too Big [RFC4443] Code 0 3 Time Exceeded [RFC4443] Code 0 - hop limit exceeded in transit 1 - fragment reassembly time exceeded 4 Parameter Problem [RFC4443] Code 0 - erroneous header field encountered 1 - unrecognized Next Header type encountered 2 - unrecognized IPv6 option encountered 128 Echo Request [RFC4443] Code 0 129 Echo Reply [RFC4443] Code 0 130 Multicast Listener Query [RFC2710] Code 0 131 Multicast Listener Report [RFC2710] Code 0 132 Multicast Listener Done [RFC2710] Code 0 133 Router Solicitation [RFC4861] Code 0 134 Router Advertisement [RFC4861] Code 0 135 Neighbor Solicitation [RFC4861] Code 0 136 Neighbor Advertisement [RFC4861] Code 0 137 Redirect Message [RFC4861] Code 0 138 Router Renumbering [Crawford] Code 0 - Router Renumbering Command 1 - Router Renumbering Result 255 - Sequence Number Reset 139 ICMP Node Information Query [RFC4620] Code 0 - The Data field contains an [RFC4620] IPv6 address which is the Subject of this Query. 1 - The Data field contains a name [RFC4620] which is the Subject of this Query, or is empty, as in the case of a NOOP. 2 - The Data field contains an [RFC4620] IPv4 address which is the Subject of this Query. 140 ICMP Node Information Response [RFC4620] Code 0 - A successful reply. The Reply [RFC4620] Data field may or may not be empty. 1 - The Responder refuses to supply [RFC4620] the answer. The Reply Data field will be empty. 2 - The Qtype of the Query is unknown [RFC4620] to the Responder. The Reply Data field will be empty. 141 Inverse Neighbor Discovery [RFC3122] Solicitation Message Code 0 142 Inverse Neighbor Discovery [RFC3122] Advertisement Message Code 0 144 Home Agent Address Discovery [RFC3775] Request Message Code 0 145 Home Agent Address Discovery [RFC3775] Reply Message Code 0 146 Mobile Prefix Solicitation [RFC3775] Code 0 147 Mobile Prefix Advertisement [RFC3775] Code 0 Registry Name: FMIPv6 Message Types (Value 154) Reference: [RFC5568] Registration Procedures: RFC Required Registry: Subtype Description Reference ------- --------------------------------------------- --------- 0 Reserved [RFC5568] 1 Reserved [RFC5568] 2 RtSolPr [RFC5568] 3 PrRtAdv [RFC5568] 4 HI - Deprecated (Unavailable for Assignment) [RFC5568] 5 HAck - Deprecated (Unavailable for Assignment) [RFC5568] 6-255 Unassigned Registry Name: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Option Formats Reference: [RFC4861] Registration Procedures: IETF RFC publication Registry: Type Description Reference ------ -------------------------------------- --------- 1 Source Link-layer Address [RFC4861] 2 Target Link-layer Address [RFC4861] 3 Prefix Information [RFC4861] 4 Redirected Header [RFC4861] 5 MTU [RFC4861] 6 NBMA Shortcut Limit Option [RFC2491] 7 Advertisement Interval Option [RFC3775] 8 Home Agent Information Option [RFC3775] 9 Source Address List [RFC3122] 10 Target Address List [RFC3122] 11 CGA option [RFC3971] 12 RSA Signature option [RFC3971] 13 Timestamp option [RFC3971] 14 Nonce option [RFC3971] 15 Trust Anchor option [RFC3971] 16 Certificate option [RFC3971] 17 IP Address/Prefix Option [RFC5568] 18 New Router Prefix Information Option [RFC4068] 19 Link-layer Address Option [RFC5568] 20 Neighbor Advertisement Acknowledgment [RFC5568] Option 21-22 Unassigned 23 MAP Option [RFC4140] 24 Route Information Option [RFC4191] 25 Recursive DNS Server Option [RFC5006] 26 RA Flags Extension Option [RFC5175] 27 Handover Key Request Option [RFC5269] 28 Handover Key Reply Option [RFC5269] 29 Handover Assist Information Option [RFC5271] 30 Mobile Node Identifier Option [RFC5271] 31-137 Unassigned 138 CARD Request option [RFC4065] 139 CARD Reply option [RFC4065] 140-252 Unassigned 253 RFC3692-style Experiment 1 (*) [RFC4727] 254 RFC3692-style Experiment 2 (*) [RFC4727] (*) It is only appropriate to use these values in explicitly- configured experiments; they MUST NOT be shipped as defaults in implementations. See RFC 3692 for details. Registry Name: Trust Anchor option (Type 15) Name Type field Reference: [RFC3971] Registration Procedures: Standards Action Registry: Value Description Reference ----- ------------------------------------ --------- 1 DER Encoded X.501 Name [RFC3971] 2 FQDN [RFC3971] Registry Name: Certificate option (Type 16) Cert Type field Reference: [RFC3971] Registration Procedures: Standards Action Registry: Value Description Reference ----- ------------------------------------ --------- 1 X.509v3 Certificate [RFC3971] Registry Name: Option-Code for Handover Assist Information Option (Type 29) Reference: [RFC5271] Registration Procedures: Standards Action or IESG Approval Registry: Value Description Reference ------- ----------------------------------------- --------- 0 Reserved [RFC5271] 1 AN ID [RFC5271] 2 Sector ID [RFC5271] 3-255 Unassigned Registry Name: Option-Code for Mobile Node Identifier Option (Type 30) Reference: [RFC5271] Registration Procedures: Standards Action or IESG Approval Registry: Value Description Reference ------- ----------------------------------------- --------- 0 Reserved [RFC5271] 1 NAI [RFC5271] 2 IMSI [RFC5271] 3-255 Unassigned Registry Name: Qtypes Reference: [RFC4620] Registration Procedures: IETF Consensus Registry: Value Description Reference ----- ------------------------------------ --------- 0 NOOP [RFC4620] 1 Unused [RFC4620] 2 Node Name [RFC4620] 3 Node Addresses [RFC4620] 4 IPv4 Addresses [RFC4620] Registry Name: IPv6 ND Router Advertisement flags Reference: [RFC5175] Registration Procedures: Standards Action or IESG approval Registry: RA Option Bit Description Reference ------------- --------------------------------------- --------- 0 M - Managed Address Configuration Flag [RFC2461] 1 O - Other Configuration Flag [RFC2461] 2 H - Mobile IPv6 Home Agent Flag [RFC3775] 3 Prf - Router Selection Preferences [RFC4191] 4 Prf - Router Selection Preferences [RFC4191] 5 P - Neighbor Discovery Proxy Flag [RFC4389] 6-53 R - Reserved; Available for assignment [RFC5175] 54-55 Private Experimentation [RFC5175] References ---------- [RFC2461] Narten, T., E. Nordmark, and W. Simpson, "Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)", RFC 2461, December 1998. [RFC2463] Conta, A., and S. Deering, " Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification", RFC 2463, December 1998. [RFC2491] G. Armitage, P. Schulter, M. Jork, G. Harter, "IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks", RFC 2491, January 1999. [RFC2710] S. Deering, W. Fenner and B. Haberman, "Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6", RFC 2710, October 1999. [RFC3122] A. Conta, "Extensions to IPv6 Neighbor Discovery for Inverse Discovery", RFC 3122, June 2001. [RFC3775] D. Johnson, C. Perkins, and J. Arkko, "Mobility Support in IPv6", RFC 3775, June 2004. [RFC3810] R. Vida, L. Costa, Eds., "Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6", RFC 3810, June 2004. [RFC3971] J. Arkko, Ed., J. Kempf, B. Sommerfeld, B. Zill, and P. Nikander, "SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)", RFC 3971, March 2005. [RFC4065] J. Kempf, "Instructions for Seamoby and Experimental Mobility Protocol IANA Allocations", RFC 4065, July 2005. [RFC4068] R. Koodli, Ed., "Fast Handovers for Mobile IPv6", RFC 4068, July 2005. [RFC4140] H. Soliman, C. Catelluccia, K. El Malki, and L. Bellier, "Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 mobility management (HMIPv6)", RFC 4140, August 2005. [RFC4191] R. Draves and D. Thaler, "Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes", RFC 4191, November 2005. [RFC4286] B. Haberman and J. Martin, "Multicast Router Discovery", RFC 4286, December 2005. [RFC4443] A. Conta, S. Deering and M. Gupta, "Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification", RFC 4443, March 2006. [RFC4620] M. Crawford and B. Haberman, "IPv6 Node Information Queries", RFC 4620, August 2006. [RFC4727] B. Fenner, "Experimental values In IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, UDP and TCP Headers", RFC 4727, November 2006. [RFC4861] T. Narten, E. Nordmark, W. Simpson, H. Soliman, "Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)", RFC 4861, September 2007. [RFC5006] J. Jeong, S. Park, L. Beloeil, S. Madanapalli, "IPv6 Router Advertisement Option for DNS Configuration", RFC 5006, September 2007. [RFC5175] B. Haberman, Ed. and R. Hinden, "IPv6 Router Advertisement Flags Option", RFC 5175, March 2008. [RFC5269] J. Kempf, R. Koodli, "Distributing a Symmetric FMIPv6 Handover Key using SEND", RFC 5269, June 2008. [RFC5271] H. Yokota, G. Dommety, "Mobile IPv6 Fast Handovers for 3G CDMA Networks", RFC 5271, June 2008. [RFC5568] R. Koodli, Ed., "Mobile IPv6 Fast Handovers", RFC 5568, July 2009. People ------ [Crawford] Matt Crawford , January 1998, April 1999. []