Open Shortest Path First v3 (OSPFv3) Parameters

Created
2007-04-25
Last Updated
2020-07-06
Note
Please also see: 
    [http://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-dd-packet-flags/ospf-dd-packet-flags.xml]
    [http://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-lls-tlvs]
    [http://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-traffic-eng-tlvs]
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Registries included below

OSPFv3 Options (24 bits)

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC4940]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0x000001 V6-bit [RFC5340]
0x000002 E-bit [RFC2328]
0x000004 Deprecated [RFC5340]
0x000008 N-bit [RFC3101]
0x000010 R-Bit [RFC5340]
0x000020 DC-bit [RFC1793]
0x000040 Reserved for OSPFv2 migrated options [RFC5340]
0x000080 Reserved for OSPFv2 migrated options [RFC5340]
0x000100 AF-bit [RFC5838]
0x000200 L-bit [RFC5613]
0x000400 AT-bit [RFC7166]

OSPFv3 LSA Function Codes

Reference
[RFC7770]
Available Formats

CSV
Range Registration Procedures Note
0-255 IETF Review
256-8175 Reserved IANA does not assign
8176-8183 Experimentation IANA does not assign
8184-8190 Vendor Private Use IANA does not assign
8191 Reserved IANA does not assign
Value LSA Function Code Name Reference
0 Reserved [RFC7770]
1 Router-LSA [RFC5340]
2 Network-LSA [RFC5340]
3 Inter-Area-Prefix-LSA [RFC5340]
4 Inter-Area-Router-LSA [RFC5340]
5 AS-External-LSA [RFC5340]
6 Deprecated [RFC5340]
7 NSSA-LSA [RFC5340]
8 Link-LSA [RFC5340]
9 Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA [RFC5340]
10 Intra-Area-TE-LSA [RFC5329]
11 GRACE-LSA [RFC5187]
12 OSPFv3 Router Information (RI) LSA [RFC7770]
13 Inter-AS-TE-v3 LSA [RFC5392]
14 OSPFv3 L1VPN LSA [RFC5523]
15 OSPFv3 Autoconfiguration (AC) LSA [RFC7503]
16 OSPFv3 Dynamic Flooding LSA (TEMPORARY - registered 2019-07-31, extension registered 2020-06-19, expires 2021-07-31) [draft-ietf-lsr-dynamic-flooding]
17-32 Unassigned
33 E-Router-LSA [RFC8362]
34 E-Network-LSA [RFC8362]
35 E-Inter-Area-Prefix-LSA [RFC8362]
36 E-Inter-Area-Router-LSA [RFC8362]
37 E-AS-External-LSA [RFC8362]
38 Unused (Not to be allocated) [RFC8362]
39 E-Type-7-LSA [RFC8362]
40 E-Link-LSA [RFC8362]
41 E-Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA [RFC8362]
42-255 Unassigned
256-8175 Reserved [RFC7770]
8176-8183 Experimentation [RFC7770]
8184-8190 Vendor Private Use [RFC7770]
8191 Reserved [RFC7770]

OSPFv3 Prefix Options (8 bits)

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC4940]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0x01 NU-bit [RFC5340]
0x02 LA-bit [RFC5340]
0x04 Deprecated [RFC5340]
0x08 P-bit [RFC5340]
0x10 DN-bit [RFC5340]
0x20 N-bit [RFC8362]
0x40 E-Flag (ELC Flag) [RFC-ietf-ospf-mpls-elc-15]

OSPFv3 Router LSA Link Types

Reference
[RFC4940]
Available Formats

CSV
Range Registration Procedures
0-127 Standards Action
128-255 Reserved
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved [RFC4940]
1 Point-to-Point connection to another router [RFC5340]
2 Transit Network [RFC5340]
3 Reserved [RFC5340]
4 Virtual Link [RFC5340]
5-127 Unassigned
128-255 Reserved

OSPFv3 Router Properties Registry

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC5340]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0x01 B-bit [RFC5340]
0x02 E-bit [RFC5340]
0x04 V-bit [RFC5340]
0x08 Deprecated [RFC5340]
0x10 Nt-bit [RFC5340]

LD Options

Registration Procedure(s)
IETF Review
Reference
[RFC5820]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0x01 U-bit [RFC5820]

OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values

Registration Procedure(s)
Standards Action
Reference
[RFC5838][RFC6969]
Note
These values for instance ID are applicable when [RFC5838] is 
used to support multiple address families. The instance ID field 
may be used for applications other than the support of multiple 
address families.
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0 Base IPv6 Unicast AF [RFC5838]
1-31 Base IPv6 Unicast AF dependent on local policy [RFC5838]
32 Base IPv6 Multicast [RFC5838]
33-63 IPv6 Multicast AFs dependent on local policy [RFC5838]
64 Base IPv4 Unicast AF [RFC5838]
65-95 IPv4 Unicast AFs dependent on local policy [RFC5838]
96 Base IPv4 Multicast [RFC5838]
97-127 IPv4 Multicast AFs dependent on local policy [RFC5838]
128-191 Unassigned
192-255 Reserved for Private Use [RFC6969]

OSPFv3 Autoconfiguration (AC) LSA TLVs

Registration Procedure(s)
IETF Review or IESG Approval
Reference
[RFC7503]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved [RFC7503]
1 Router-Hardware-Fingerprint TLV [RFC7503]
2-65534 Unassigned
65535 Autoconfiguration-Experiment-TLV [RFC7503]

OSPFv3 Extended-LSA TLVs

Reference
[RFC8362]
Available Formats

CSV
Range Registration Procedures
9-32767 IETF Review or IESG Approval
33024-45055 First Come First Served
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved [RFC8362]
1 Router-Link TLV [RFC8362]
2 Attached-Routers TLV [RFC8362]
3 Inter-Area-Prefix TLV [RFC8362]
4 Inter-Area-Router TLV [RFC8362]
5 External-Prefix TLV [RFC8362]
6 Intra-Area-Prefix TLV [RFC8362]
7 IPv6 Link-Local Address TLV [RFC8362]
8 IPv4 Link-Local Address TLV [RFC8362]
9 OSPFv3 Extended Prefix Range TLV [RFC8666]
10-32767 Unassigned
32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC8362]
33024-45055 Unassigned
45056-65535 Reserved [RFC8362]

OSPFv3 Extended-LSA Sub-TLVs

Reference
[RFC8362]
Available Formats

CSV
Range Registration Procedures
4-32767 IETF Review or IESG Approval
33024-45055 First Come First Served
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved [RFC8362]
1 IPv6-Forwarding-Address sub-TLV [RFC8362]
2 IPv4-Forwarding-Address sub-TLV [RFC8362]
3 Route-Tag sub-TLV [RFC8362]
4 Prefix SID sub-TLV [RFC8666]
5 Adj-SID sub-TLV [RFC8666]
6 LAN Adj-SID sub-TLV [RFC8666]
7 SID/Label sub-TLV [RFC8666]
8 Graceful-Link-Shutdown sub-TLV [RFC8379]
9 OSPFv3 Link MSD [RFC8476]
10 OSPFv3 Link Attributes Bits Sub-TLV (TEMPORARY - registered 2019-07-31, extension registered 2020-06-19, expires 2021-07-31) [draft-ietf-lsr-dynamic-flooding]
11 Application-Specific Link Attributes [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
12 Shared Risk Link Group [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
13 Unidirectional Link Delay [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
14 Min/Max Unidirectional Link Delay [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
15 Unidirectional Delay Variation [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
16 Unidirectional Link Loss [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
17 Unidirectional Residual Bandwidth [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
18 Unidirectional Available Bandwidth [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
19 Unidirectional Utilized Bandwidth [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
20 Administrative Group [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
21 Extended Administrative Group [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
22 TE Metric [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
23 Maximum Link Bandwidth [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
24 Local Interface IPv6 Address Sub-TLV [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
25 Remote Interface IPv6 Address Sub-TLV [RFC-ietf-ospf-te-link-attr-reuse-16]
26 Flex-Algorithm Prefix Metric (TEMPORARY - registered 2019-10-03, expires 2020-10-03) [draft-ietf-lsr-flex-algo]
27 Prefix Source Router-ID (TEMPORARY - registered 2019-11-05, expires 2020-11-05) [draft-ietf-lsr-ospf-prefix-originator]
28-32767 Unassigned
32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC8362]
33024-45055 Unassigned
45056-65535 Reserved [RFC8362]