IP option 1, No Operation

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Connectionless network layer protocol.
Option length:1 byte.
Host implementation:
Router implementation:
Links: IANA: IP option numbers.

This option is typically used to align the beginning of the next option on a 32 bit boundary within the IP header.

May be copied, introduced, or deleted on fragmentation, or for any other reason.


MAC header IP header IP option 1 Data :::

IP option 1:

0001020304050607
Type

Type. 8 bits. Set to 1.

0001020304050607
C Class Option

C, Copy flag. 1 bit. Cleared to 0.
The option is not to be copied into all fragments.

Class. 2 bits. Cleared to 0.
This is a control option.

Option. 5 bits. Set to 1.
The IP option number.


Glossary:


RFCs:

[RFC 791] Internet Protocol.


Publications:


Obsolete RFCs:


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