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<title abbrev='Defining New DCHP Options'>Procedure for Defining New DHCP Options</title>
<author initials='R.' surname='Droms' fullname='Ralph Droms'>
<organization>Bucknell University, Computer Science Department</organization>
<address>
<postal>
<street>323 Dana Engineering</street>
<city>Lewisburg</city>
<region>PA</region>
<code>17837</code>
<country>USA</country></postal>
<phone>+1 717 524 1145</phone>
<email>droms@bucknell.edu</email></address></author>
<date month='January' year='1999' />
<area>Internet</area>
<keyword>dynamic host configuration protocol</keyword>
<keyword>DHCP</keyword>
<abstract>
<t>
   The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) provides a framework
   for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network.
   Configuration parameters and other control information are carried in
   tagged data items that are stored in the &apos;options&apos; field of the DHCP
   message.  The data items themselves are also called &quot;options.&quot;
</t>
<t>
   New DHCP options may be defined after the publication of the DHCP
   specification to accommodate requirements for conveyance of new
   configuration parameters.  This document describes the procedure for
   defining new DHCP options.
</t></abstract></front>

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