IS-IS TLV Codepoints
- Created
- 2003-05-06
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-20
- Note
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For IS-IS registries and value ranges maintained via the "Expert Review" [RFC 8126] registration procedure, guidance for IESG-designated experts can be found in [RFC 7370].
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Registries Included Below
- IS-IS Top-Level TLV Codepoints
- IS-IS Authentication Type Codes
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Reverse Metric TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Neighbor Information
- IS-IS Neighbor Link-Attribute Bit Values
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Prefix Reachability
- IS-IS Bit Values for Prefix Attribute Flags Sub-TLV
- IS-IS Group Address Type Codes for GADDR-TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for MT-Port-Cap-TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for MT-Capability TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for SRv6 Capabilities Sub-TLV
- IS-IS SRv6 Capabilities Sub-TLV Flags
- IS-IS Application Identifiers for Generic Information TLV
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for BIER Info Sub-TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Segment Identifier/Label Binding TLVs
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLV Codepoints for Application-Specific Link Attributes
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Application-Specific SRLG TLV
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for SRv6 SID Sub-TLVs
- IS-IS SRv6 Locator TLV Flags
- IS-IS SRv6 End SID Sub-TLV Flags
- IS-IS SRv6 Adjacency SID Sub-TLVs Flags
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for Flexible Algorithm Definition Sub-TLV
- IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for Flood Reflection Discovery Sub-TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for the Area Proxy TLV
- IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Flooding Parameters TLV
- IS-IS Bit Values for Flooding Parameters Flags Sub-TLV
IS-IS Top-Level TLV Codepoints
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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Top-level TLVs for the IS-IS protocol
- Reference
- [RFC 3563][RFC 6233][RFC 7356][RFC 8918][RFC 9885]
- Note
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IETF SHALL keep JTC1/SC6 informed of TLV codepoint values allocated, and JTC1/SC6 SHALL refer allocation requests arising within JTC1 constituencies to the IANA registry process. - Note
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Codepoints greater than 255 can only be used in PDUs designated to support extended TLVs. - Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Name | IIH | LSP | SNP | Purge | MP | Status/Reference |
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| 0 | Reserved | ||||||
| 1 | Area Addresses | y | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 2 | IIS Neighbors | n | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 3 | ES Neighbors | n | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 4 | Part. DIS | n | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 5 | Prefix Neighbors | n | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 6 | IIS Neighbors | y | n | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 7 | Instance Identifier | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC 8202] |
| 8 | Padding | y | n | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 9 | LSP Entries | n | n | y | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 10 | Authentication | y | y | y | y | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.][RFC 6233] |
| 11 | ESN TLV | y | n | y | n | n | [RFC 7602] |
| 12 | Opt. Checksum | y | n | y | n | n | [RFC 3358] |
| 13 | Purge Originator Identification | n | n | n | y | n | [RFC 6232] [RFC 8918] |
| 14 | LSPBufferSize | n | y | n | n | n | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 15 | Router-Fingerprint | y | y | n | y | n | [RFC 8196] |
| 16 | Reverse Metric | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 8500] |
| 17 | IS-IS Area Node IDs | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9667] |
| 18 | IS-IS Flooding Path | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9667] |
| 19 | IS-IS Flooding Request | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 9667] |
| 20 | Area Proxy | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 9666] |
| 21 | Flooding Parameters TLV | y | n | y | n | y | [RFC 9681] |
| 22 | Extended IS reachability | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5305] |
| 23 | IS Neighbor Attribute | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5311] |
| 24 | IS Alias ID | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 5311] |
| 25 | L2 Bundle Member Attributes | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 8668] |
| 26 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 27 | SRv6 Locator | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 9352] |
| 28 | Zone ID (DEPRECATED - temporarily registered 2020-11-20, allowed to expire 2025-10-15) | n | y | n | n | n | [draft-ietf-lsr-isis-ttz-08] |
| 29-41 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 42 | DECnet Phase IV | y | n | n | n | n | DEC (ancient) |
| 43-65 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 66 | Lucent Proprietary | n | y | n | n | n | |
| 67-125 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 126 | IPv4 Algorithm Prefix Reachability | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC9502, Section 6.1] |
| 127 | IPv6 Algorithm Prefix Reachability | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC9502, Section 6.2] |
| 128 | IP Int. Reach | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 1195][RFC 5302] |
| 129 | Prot. Supported | y | y | n | n | n | [RFC 1195] |
| 130 | IP Ext. Address | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 1195][RFC 5302] |
| 131 | IDRPI | n | y | y | n | n | [RFC 1195] |
| 132 | IP Intf. Address | y | y | n | n | n | [RFC 1195] |
| 133 | Illegal | n | n | n | n | n | [RFC 1195] (not used) |
| 134 | Traffic Engineering router ID | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 135 | Extended IP reachability | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5305] |
| 136 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 137 | Dynamic Name | n | y | n | y | n | [RFC 5301] [RFC 6233] |
| 138 | GMPLS-SRLG | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5307] |
| 139 | IPv6 SRLG | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 140 | IPv6 TE Router ID | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 141 | Inter-AS Reachability Information | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 9346] |
| 142 | GADDR-TLV | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 143 | MT-Port-Cap-TLV | y | n | n | n | y | [RFC 6165] |
| 144 | MT-Capability TLV | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 6329] |
| 145 | TRILL Neighbor TLV | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 146 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 147 | MAC-RI TLV | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 6165] |
| 148 | BFD-Enabled TLV | y | n | n | n | y | [RFC 6213] |
| 149 | Segment Identifier / Label Binding | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 8667] |
| 150 | Multi-Topology Segment Identifier / Label Binding | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 8667] |
| 151-160 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 161 | Flood Reflection | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 9377] |
| 162-175 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 176 | Nortel Proprietary | n | y | n | n | n | |
| 177 | Nortel Proprietary | n | y | n | n | n | |
| 178-210 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 211 | Restart TLV | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 8706] |
| 212-221 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 222 | MT-ISN | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5120] |
| 223 | MT IS Neighbor Attribute | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5311] |
| 224-228 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 229 | M-Topologies | y | y | n | n | n | [RFC 5120] |
| 230-231 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 232 | IPv6 Intf. Addr. | y | y | n | n | n | [RFC 5308] |
| 233 | IPv6 Global Interface Address TLV | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 234 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 235 | MT IP. Reach | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5120] |
| 236 | IPv6 IP. Reach | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5308] |
| 237 | MT IPv6 IP. Reach | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 5120] |
| 238 | Application-Specific SRLG | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 9479] |
| 239 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 240 | P2P 3-Way Adj. State | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 5303] |
| 241 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 242 | IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 7981] |
| 243 | Scope Flooding Support | y | n | n | n | n | [RFC 7356] |
| 244-250 | Unassigned | ||||||
| 251 | Generic Information | n | y | n | n | y | [RFC 6823] |
| 252-65535 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Authentication Type Codes
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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Type Codes for Authentication TLV (10)
- Reference
- [RFC 5304]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Authentication Type Code | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 1 | Cleartext Password | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 2 | ISO 10589 Reserved | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
| 3 | Cryptographic Authentication (CRYPTO_AUTH) | [RFC 5310] |
| 4-53 | Unassigned | |
| 54 | HMAC-MD5 Authentication | [RFC 5304] |
| 55-254 | Unassigned | |
| 255 | Routing Domain private authentication method | [ISO 10589, "Intermediate System to Intermediate System Intra- Domain Routeing Exchange Protocol for use in Conjunction with the Protocol for Providing the Connectionless-mode Network Service (ISO 8473)", International Standard 10589: 2002, Second Edition, 2002.] |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Reverse Metric TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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Sub-TLVs for Reverse Metric TLV (16)
- Reference
- [RFC 8500][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Type | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 8500] | |
| 1-17 | Unassigned | ||
| 18 | Traffic Engineering Metric | n | [RFC8500, Section 2] |
| 19-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Neighbor Information
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines sub-TLVs for TLVs advertising neighbor information. The list of TLVs includes: Extended IS reachability (22) IS Neighbor Attribute (23) L2 Bundle Member Attributes (25) inter-AS reachability information (141) MT-ISN (222) MT IS Neighbor Attribute (223)
- Reference
- [RFC 5305][RFC 5316][RFC 7370][RFC 8668][RFC 9885]
- Note
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Allocations within this registry require documentation of the use of the allocated value and approval by the Designated Expert assigned by the IESG. - Note
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The column for TLV 25 may be marked as follows: y - sub-TLV may appear in TLV 25 but MUST NOT be shared by multiple L2 Bundle Members y(s) - sub-TLV may appear in TLV 25 and MAY be shared by multiple L2 Bundle Members n - sub-TLV MUST NOT appear in TLV 25 - Available Formats
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CSV
| Type | Description | 22 | 23 | 25 | 141 | 222 | 223 | MP | Reference |
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| 0-2 | Unassigned | ||||||||
| 3 | Administrative group (color) | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 4 | Link Local/Remote Identifiers | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5307] |
| 5 | Unassigned | ||||||||
| 6 | IPv4 interface address | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 7 | Unassigned | ||||||||
| 8 | IPv4 neighbor address | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 9 | Maximum link bandwidth | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 10 | Maximum reservable link bandwidth | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 11 | Unreserved bandwidth | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 12 | IPv6 Interface Address | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 13 | IPv6 Neighbor Address | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 14 | Extended Administrative Group | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 7308] |
| 15 | Link MSD | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC 8491] |
| 16 | Application-Specific Link Attributes | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | y | [RFC 9479] |
| 17 | Generic Metric | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC9843, Section 2.1] |
| 18 | TE Default metric | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 19 | Link-attributes | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5029] |
| 20 | Link Protection Type | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5307] |
| 21 | Interface Switching Capability Descriptor | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | y | [RFC 5307] |
| 22 | Bandwidth Constraints | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 4124] |
| 23 | Unconstrained TE LSP Count (sub-)TLV | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | n | [RFC 5330] |
| 24 | Remote AS Number | n | n | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 25 | IPv4 Remote ASBR Identifier | n | n | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 26 | IPv6 Remote ASBR Identifier | n | n | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 27 | Interface Adjustment Capability Descriptor (IACD) | y | y | y(s) | y | y | y | y | [RFC 6001] |
| 28 | MTU | y | y | n | n | y | y | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 29 | SPB-Metric | y | y | y(s) | n | y | y | n | [RFC 6329] |
| 30 | SPB-A-OALG | y | y | y(s) | n | y | y | y | [RFC 6329] |
| 31 | Adjacency Segment Identifier | y | y | n | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 32 | LAN Adjacency Segment Identifier | y | y | n | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 33 | Unidirectional Link Delay | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 34 | Min/Max Unidirectional Link Delay | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 35 | Unidirectional Delay Variation | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 36 | Unidirectional Link Loss | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 37 | Unidirectional Residual Bandwidth | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 38 | Unidirectional Available Bandwidth | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 39 | Unidirectional Utilized Bandwidth | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 40 | RTM Capability | y | y | n | n | y | y | n | [RFC 8169] |
| 41 | L2 Bundle Member Adj-SID | n | n | y | n | n | n | y | [RFC 8668] |
| 42 | L2 Bundle Member LAN Adj-SID | n | n | y | n | n | n | y | [RFC 8668] |
| 43 | SRv6 End.X SID | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC9352, Section 8.1] |
| 44 | SRv6 LAN End.X SID | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC9352, Section 8.2] |
| 45 | IPv6 Local ASBR Identifier | n | n | n | y | n | n | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 46-160 | Unassigned | ||||||||
| 161 | Flood Reflector Adjacency | y | y | n | y | y | y | n | [RFC 9377] |
| 162-249 | Unassigned | ||||||||
| 250-254 | Reserved for Cisco-specific extensions | ||||||||
| 255 | Reserved for future expansion |
IS-IS Neighbor Link-Attribute Bit Values
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines bit values for the Link-attributes sub-TLV (19) advertised in TLVs advertising neighbor information. These TLVs are listed in the description of the “IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Neighbor Information” registry.
- Reference
- [RFC 5029][RFC 9667][RFC 9650]
- Note
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The "L2BM" column indicates applicability to the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV. The options for the "L2BM" column are: Y - This bit MAY appear in the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV. N - This bit MUST NOT appear in the L2 Bundle Member Attributes TLV. - Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Name | L2BM | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x1 | Local Protection Available | N | [RFC 5029] |
| 0x2 | Link Excluded from Local Protection | N | [RFC 5029] |
| 0x4 | Local Edge Enabled for Flooding (LEEF) | N | [RFC 9667] |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Prefix Reachability
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines sub-TLVs for TLVs advertising prefix reachability. The list of TLVs includes: SRv6 Locator (27) IPv4 Algorithm Prefix Reachability (126) IPv6 Algorithm Prefix Reachability (127) Extended IP reachability (135) MT IP Reach (235) IPv6 IP Reach (236) MT IPv6 IP Reach (237)
- Reference
- [RFC 5305][RFC 7370][RFC 9352][RFC 9885]
- Note
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Allocations within this registry require documentation of the use of the allocated value and approval by the Designated Expert assigned by the IESG. - Available Formats
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CSV
| Type | Description | 27 | 126 | 127 | 135 | 235 | 236 | 237 | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unassigned | |||||||||
| 1 | 32-bit Administrative Tag Sub-TLV | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC 5130] |
| 2 | 64-bit Administrative Tag Sub-TLV | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC 5130] |
| 3 | Prefix Segment Identifier | n | n | n | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 4 | Prefix Attribute Flags | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 7794] |
| 5 | SRv6 End SID | y | n | n | n | n | n | n | y | [RFC9352, Section 7.2] |
| 6 | Flexible Algorithm Prefix Metric (FAPM) | n | n | n | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC9350, Section 8] |
| 7-10 | Unassigned | |||||||||
| 11 | IPv4 Source Router ID | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 7794] |
| 12 | IPv6 Source Router ID | y | y | y | y | y | y | y | n | [RFC 7794] |
| 13-31 | Unassigned | |||||||||
| 32 | BIER Info | n | n | n | y | y | y | y | y | [RFC 8401] |
| 33-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Bit Values for Prefix Attribute Flags Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines bit values for the Prefix Attribute Flags (4) sub-TLV advertised in Prefix Reachability TLVs. These TLVs are listed in the description of the "IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Prefix Reachability” registry.
- Reference
- [RFC 7794]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Bit # | Name | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | External Prefix Flag (X-flag) | [RFC 7794] |
| 1 | Re-advertisement Flag (R-flag) | [RFC 7794] |
| 2 | Node Flag (N-flag) | [RFC 7794] |
| 3 | ELC Flag (E-flag) | [RFC 9088] |
| 4 | Anycast Flag (A-flag) | [RFC9352, Section 6] |
| 5 | U-Flag | [RFC9929, Section 3.2] |
| 6 | UP-Flag | [RFC9929, Section 3.2] |
IS-IS Group Address Type Codes for GADDR-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines Group Address Type Codes for the GADDR-TLV (142).
- Reference
- [RFC 7176]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Type | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 7176] |
| 1 | GMAC-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 2 | GIP-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 3 | GIPV6-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 4 | GLMAC-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 5 | GLIP-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 6 | GLIPV6-ADDR | [RFC 7176] |
| 7-254 | Unassigned | |
| 255 | Reserved | [RFC 7176] |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for MT-Port-Cap-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines sub-TLVs for the MT-Port-Cap-TLV (143).
- Reference
- [RFC 7176]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Group Address Type Code | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 7176] |
| 1 | VLAN-FLAGs | [RFC 7176] |
| 2 | Enabled-VLANs | [RFC 7176] |
| 3 | AppointedFwrdrs | [RFC 7176] |
| 4 | SPB-MCID | [RFC 6329] |
| 5 | SPB-Digest | [RFC 6329] |
| 6 | SPB-B-VID | [RFC 6329] |
| 7 | PORT-TRILL-VER | [RFC 7176] |
| 8 | VLANs-Appointed | [RFC 7176] |
| 9-254 | Unassigned | |
| 255 | Reserved | [RFC 7176] |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for MT-Capability TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
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This registry defines sub-TLVs for the MT-Capability TLV (144).
- Reference
- [RFC 6329][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
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CSV
| Value | Group Address Type Code | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 6329] | |
| 1 | SPB-Inst | n | [RFC 6329] |
| 2 | SPB-I-OALG | y | [RFC 6329] |
| 3 | SPBM-SI | y | [RFC 6329] |
| 4 | SPBV-ADDR | y | [RFC 6329] |
| 5 | Unassigned | ||
| 6 | NICKNAME | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 7 | TREES | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 8 | TREE-RT-IDs | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 9 | TREE-USE-IDs | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 10 | INT-VLAN | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 11-12 | Unassigned | ||
| 13 | TRILL-VER | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 14 | VLAN-GROUP | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 15 | INT-LABEL | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 16 | RBCHANNELS | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 17 | AFFINITY | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 18 | LABEL-GROUP | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 19-20 | Unassigned | ||
| 21 | Topology sub-TLV | y | [RFC 7813] |
| 22 | Hop sub-TLV | n | [RFC 7813] |
| 23 | Bandwidth Constraint sub-TLV | n | [RFC 7813] |
| 24 | Bandwidth Assignment sub-TLV | n | [RFC 7813] |
| 25 | Timestamp sub-TLV | n | [RFC 7813] |
| 26-254 | Unassigned | ||
| 255 | Reserved | [RFC 6329] |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
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Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-TLVs for the IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV (242).
- Reference
- [RFC 7981][RFC 9885]
- Note
-
Allocations within this registry require documentation of the use of the allocated value and approval by the Designated Expert assigned by the IESG. - Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | ||
| 1 | TE Node Capability Descriptor | n | [RFC 5073] |
| 2 | Segment Routing Capability | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 3 | TE-MESH-GROUP TLV (IPv4) | y | [RFC 4972] |
| 4 | TE-MESH-GROUP TLV (IPv6) | y | [RFC 4972] |
| 5 | PCED sub-TLV | n | [RFC 5089] |
| 6 | NICKNAME | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 7 | TREES | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 8 | TREE-RT-IDs | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 9 | TREE-USE-IDs | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 10 | INT-VLAN | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 11 | IPv4 TE Router ID | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 12 | IPv6 TE Router ID | n | [RFC 9346] |
| 13 | TRILL-VER | n | [RFC 7176] |
| 14 | VLAN-GROUP | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 15 | INT-LABEL | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 16 | RBCHANNELS | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 17 | AFFINITY | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 18 | LABEL-GROUP | y | [RFC 7176] |
| 19 | Segment Routing Algorithm | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 20 | S-BFD Discriminators | n | [RFC 7883] |
| 21 | Node-Admin-Tag | n | [RFC 7917] |
| 22 | Segment Routing Local Block (SRLB) | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 23 | Node MSD | y | [RFC 8491] |
| 24 | Segment Routing Mapping Server Preference (SRMS Preference) | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 25 | SRv6 Capabilities | n | [RFC9352, Section 2] |
| 26 | Flexible Algorithm Definition (FAD) | n | [RFC9350, Section 5.1] |
| 27 | IS-IS Area Leader | n | [RFC 9667] |
| 28 | IS-IS Dynamic Flooding | n | [RFC 9667] |
| 29 | IP Algorithm | n | [RFC9502, Section 5.1] |
| 30 | MP-TLV Support for TLVs with Implicit Support | n | [RFC9885, Section 7.2] |
| 31-160 | Unassigned | ||
| 161 | Flood Reflection Discovery | y | [RFC 9377] |
| 162-249 | Unassigned | ||
| 250 | Flood Reduction Algorithm (TEMPORARY - registered 2026-05-20, expires 2027-05-20) | n | [draft-ietf-lsr-flood-reduction-arch-01] |
| 251-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for SRv6 Capabilities Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
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Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-sub-TLVs for the SRv6 Capabilities sub-TLV (25) advertised in the IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV (242).
- Reference
- [RFC 9352][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 9352] | |
| 1-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS SRv6 Capabilities Sub-TLV Flags
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines bit values advertised in the Flags field of the SRv6 Capabilities sub-TLV (25). This sub-TLV is advertised in the IS-IS Router CAPABILITY TLV (242).
- Reference
- [RFC 9352]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unassigned | |
| 1 | O-flag | [RFC9352, Section 2] |
| 2-15 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Application Identifiers for Generic Information TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines Application Identifiers for the Generic Information TLV (251).
- Reference
- [RFC 6823]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| ID Value | Description | Allowed in Instance zero (y/n) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 6823] | |
| 1 | TRILL | n | [RFC 7357] |
| 2-65535 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for BIER Info Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-sub-TLV codes which may be advertised in the BIER Info sub-TLV, which is advertised in Prefix Reachability TLVs. These TLVs are listed in the description of the "IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Prefix Reachability” registry.
- Reference
- [RFC 8401][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Name | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unassigned | ||
| 1 | BIER MPLS Encapsulation | n | [RFC 8401] |
| 2 | BIER PHP Request | n | [RFC-ietf-bier-php-16] |
| 3-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Segment Identifier/Label Binding TLVs
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-TLVs for Segment Identifier/Label Binding TLVs. The list of TLVs includes: Segment Identifier/Label Binding (149) Multi-Topology Segment Identifier/Label Binding (150)
- Reference
- [RFC 8667][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 8667] | |
| 1 | SID/Label | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 2 | Unassigned | ||
| 3 | Prefix Segment Identifier | n | [RFC 8667] |
| 4-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLV Codepoints for Application-Specific Link Attributes
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-sub-TLV codepoints for the Application-Specific Link Attributes sub-TLV, which is advertised in TLVs advertising neighbor information. These TLVs are listed in the description of the “IS-IS Sub-TLVs for TLVs Advertising Neighbor Information” registry.
- Reference
- [RFC 9479][RFC 9885]
- Note
-
For future codepoints, in cases where the document that defines the encoding is different from the document that assigns the codepoint, the encoding reference MUST be to the document that defines the encoding. - Note
-
If a link attribute can be advertised both as a sub-TLV of TLVs advertising neighbor information and as a sub-sub-TLV of the Application-Specific Link Attributes sub-TLV defined in [RFC 9479], then the same numerical code should be assigned to the link attribute whenever possible. - Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | Unassigned | ||
| 3 | Administrative group (color) | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 4-8 | Unassigned | ||
| 9 | Maximum link bandwidth | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 10 | Maximum reservable link bandwidth | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 11 | Unreserved bandwidth | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 12-13 | Unassigned | ||
| 14 | Extended Administrative Group | n | [RFC 7308] |
| 15-16 | Unassigned | ||
| 17 | Generic Metric | y | [RFC9843, Section 2.1] |
| 18 | TE Default metric | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 19-32 | Unassigned | ||
| 33 | Unidirectional Link Delay | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 34 | Min/Max Unidirectional Link Delay | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 35 | Unidirectional Delay Variation | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 36 | Unidirectional Link Loss | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 37 | Unidirectional Residual Bandwidth | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 38 | Unidirectional Available Bandwidth | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 39 | Unidirectional Utilized Bandwidth | n | [RFC 8570] |
| 40-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Application-Specific SRLG TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-TLVs for the Application-Specific SRLG TLV (TLV 238).
- Reference
- [RFC 9479][RFC 9885]
- Note
-
For future codepoints, in cases where the document that defines the encoding is different from the document that assigns the codepoint, the encoding reference MUST be to the document that defines the encoding. - Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | Unassigned | ||
| 4 | Link Local/Remote Identifiers | n | [RFC 5307] |
| 5 | Unassigned | ||
| 6 | IPv4 interface address | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 7 | Unassigned | ||
| 8 | IPv4 neighbor address | n | [RFC 5305] |
| 9-11 | Unassigned | ||
| 12 | IPv6 Interface Address | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 13 | IPv6 Neighbor Address | n | [RFC 6119] |
| 14-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for SRv6 SID Sub-TLVs
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-sub-TLVs for SRv6 SID sub-TLVs. This includes the following sub-TLVs: SRv6 End SID (5) (Advertised in SRv6 Locator TLV (27)) SRv6 End.X SID (43) (Advertised in TLVs advertising neighbor information) SRv6 LAN End.X SID (44) (Advertised in TLVs advertising neighbor information)
- Reference
- [RFC 9352][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | 5 | 43 | 44 | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 9352] | ||||
| 1 | SRv6 SID Structure | y | y | y | n | [RFC 9352] |
| 2-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS SRv6 Locator TLV Flags
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines bit values advertised in the Flags field of the SRv6 Locator TLV (27).
- Reference
- [RFC 9352]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | D-flag | [RFC9352, Section 7.1] |
| 1-7 | Unassigned |
IS-IS SRv6 End SID Sub-TLV Flags
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines bit values advertised in the Flags field of the SRv6 End SID sub-TLV (5), which is advertised in the SRv6 Locator TLV (27).
- Reference
- [RFC 9352]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0-7 | Unassigned |
IS-IS SRv6 Adjacency SID Sub-TLVs Flags
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines bit values advertised in the Flags field of SRv6 SID sub-TLVs associated with adjacencies. These sub-TLVs are advertised in TLVs advertising neighbor information. The list of sub-TLVs includes: SRv6 End.X SID (43) SRv6 LAN End.X SID (44)
- Reference
- [RFC 9352]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | B-flag | [RFC9352, Section 8.1] |
| 1 | S-flag | [RFC9352, Section 8.1] |
| 2 | P-flag | [RFC9352, Section 8.1] |
| 3-7 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for Flexible Algorithm Definition Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Reference
- [RFC 9350][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 9350] | |
| 1 | Flexible Algorithm Exclude Admin Group | n | [RFC9350, Section 6.1] |
| 2 | Flexible Algorithm Include-Any Admin Group | n | [RFC9350, Section 6.2] |
| 3 | Flexible Algorithm Include-All Admin Group | n | [RFC9350, Section 6.3] |
| 4 | Flexible Algorithm Definition Flags | n | [RFC9350, Section 6.4] |
| 5 | Flexible Algorithm Exclude SRLG | n | [RFC9350, Section 6.5] |
| 6 | IS-IS Exclude Minimum Bandwidth | n | [RFC9843, Section 3.1.1] |
| 7 | IS-IS Exclude Maximum Delay | n | [RFC9843, Section 3.1.2] |
| 8 | IS-IS Reference Bandwidth | n | [RFC9843, Section 4.1.3.1] |
| 9 | IS-IS Bandwidth Threshold | n | [RFC9843, Section 4.1.3.2] |
| 10 | Flexible Algorithm Exclude Reverse Admin Group | n | [RFC9917, Section 5] |
| 11 | Flexible Algorithm Include-Any Reverse Admin Group | n | [RFC9917, Section 6] |
| 12 | Flexible Algorithm Include-All Reverse Admin Group | n | [RFC9917, Section 7] |
| 13-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-Sub-TLVs for Flood Reflection Discovery Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry contains assigned sub-sub-TLV identifiers for Flood Reflection Discovery purposes.
- Reference
- [RFC 9377][RFC 9885]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | MP | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-160 | Unassigned | ||
| 161 | Flood Reflection Discovery Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute | n | [RFC 9377] |
| 162-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for the Area Proxy TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review with RFC Required
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-TLVs for the Area Proxy TLV (TLV 20).
- Reference
- [RFC 9666]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Value | Name | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Unassigned | |
| 1 | Area Proxy System Identifier | [RFC 9666] |
| 2 | Area SID | [RFC 9666] |
| 3-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Sub-TLVs for Flooding Parameters TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines sub-TLVs for the Flooding Parameters TLV(21).
- Reference
- [RFC 9681]
- Available Formats
-

CSV
| Type | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Reserved | [RFC 9681] |
| 1 | LSP Burst Size | [RFC 9681] |
| 2 | LSP Transmission Interval | [RFC 9681] |
| 3 | LSPs per PSNP | [RFC 9681] |
| 4 | Flags | [RFC 9681] |
| 5 | PSNP Interval | [RFC 9681] |
| 6 | Receive Window | [RFC 9681] |
| 7-255 | Unassigned |
IS-IS Bit Values for Flooding Parameters Flags Sub-TLV
- Registration Procedure(s)
-
Expert Review
- Expert(s)
-
Chris Hopps, Hannes Gredler, Les Ginsberg
- Description
-
This registry defines bit values for the Flags sub-TLV(4) advertised in the Flooding Parameters TLV(21).
- Reference
- [RFC 9681]
- Note
-
In order to minimize encoding space, a new allocation should pick the smallest available value. - Available Formats
-

CSV
| Bit # | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ordered acknowledgment (O-flag) | [RFC 9681] |
| 1-63 | Unassigned |