No Next Header for IPv6 - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the No Next Header for IPv6 IP protocol (IPv6-NoNxt) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
IPv6-NoNxt is a special IPv6 next-header value meaning that nothing follows the current header, marking the effective end of an IPv6 packet's header chain. Linux has a native handler for this IP protocol.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- No Next Header for IPv6
- Abbreviation
- IPv6-NoNxt
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 59
- IANA Keyword
- IPv6-NoNxt
- Reference
- No Next Header for IPv6
IP Protocol Status - Active
IPv6-NoNxt has been part of the core IPv6 specification since the 1990s (now RFC 8200), and remains an active, standard element of IPv6 packet structure.
IP Protocol Network Policy
IPv6-NoNxt is a structural IPv6 header marker rather than a service, and typically passes through automatically wherever full IPv6 support is enabled, and no dedicated deployment is needed.