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Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) Protocol Parameters

Created
2006-10-03
Last Updated
2023-08-25
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Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) Protocol Options

Registration Procedure(s)
Expert Review
Expert(s)
David B. Johnson, David A. Maltz, Yih-Chun Hu
Reference
[RFC4728]
Note
DSR Option Types are 8-bit values, structured as three subfields:

 Unk: If set, SHOULD respond to such a DSR option with a Route Error
      of type OPTION_NOT_SUPPORTED

 Act: a two-bit field indicating how such a node that does not
      support this Option Type MUST process the packet:

          00 = Ignore Option
          01 = Remove Option
          10 = Mark Option
          11 = Drop Packet
Available Formats

CSV
Value Unk Act Number Name Reference
0 0 00 0 PadN option [RFC4728]
1 0 00 1 Route Request [RFC4728]
2 0 00 2 Route Reply [RFC4728]
3 0 00 3 Route Error option [RFC4728]
4-31 Unassigned
32 0 01 0 Acknowledgement option [RFC4728]
33-95 Unassigned
96 0 11 0 DSR Source Route option [RFC4728]
97-127 Unassigned
128 1 00 0 Timeout option [RFC4728]
129 1 00 1 Destination and Flow ID option [RFC4728]
130-159 Unassigned
160 1 01 0 Acknowledgement Request option [RFC4728]
161-223 Unassigned
224 1 11 0 Pad1 option [RFC4728]

Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) Protocol Route Error Types

Registration Procedure(s)
Expert Review
Expert(s)
David B. Johnson, David A. Maltz, Yih-Chun Hu
Reference
[RFC4728]
Available Formats

CSV
Value Description Reference
0 Reserved
1 NODE_UNREACHABLE [RFC4728]
2 FLOW_STATE_NOT_SUPPORTED [RFC4728]
3 OPTION_NOT_SUPPORTED [RFC4728]
4-128 Unassigned
129 UNKNOWN_FLOW [RFC4728]
130 DEFAULT_FLOW_UNKNOWN [RFC4728]