Parse extensible option tuples
04Variable OPT data consists of option-code, option-length, and option-data tuples.
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Skip an unknown option and continue at the next tuple.
Skip an unknown option and continue at the next tuple.
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Option length bounds each option’s data.
- Option length bounds each option’s data.
- An endpoint ignores options it does not understand as specified; it cannot reinterpret their bytes as a following field.
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