| IP option 8, Stream Identifier |
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Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |
| Protocol suite: | TCP/IP. |
| Protocol type: | Connectionless network layer protocol. |
| Option length: | 4 bytes. |
| Host implementation: | |
| Router implementation: | |
| Links: | IANA: IP option numbers. |
This option is used to carry a 16 bit SATNET stream identifier.
RFC 791, pg. 21:
This option provides a way for a 16 bit SATNET stream identifier to be carried through networks that do not support the stream concept. It must be copied on fragmentation and may appear at most once in a datagram.
| MAC header | IP header | IP option 8 | Data |
IP Option 8:
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Type | Length | Stream ID | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Type. 8 bits. Set to 136.
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 |
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| C | Class | Option | |||||
C, Copy flag. 1 bit. Set to 1.
Indicates the option is to be copied into all fragments.Class. 2 bits. Cleared to 0.
This is a control option.Option. 5 bits. Set to 8.
The IP option number.
Length. 8 bits. Always set to 4.
Stream ID.
16 bits.
SATNET stream identifier.
RFCs:
[RFC 791] Internet Protocol.
[RFC 1122] Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers.
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Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |