RFC - 1884
IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
| Original: |
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1884.txt |
| Authors: |
R. Hinden [Ipsilon Networks], S. Deering [Xerox PARC]
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| Date: |
December 1995 |
| Category: |
Informational |
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| This specification has been !!! obsoleted !!! |
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| This specification has been assigned to Historic level
(A specification that has been superseded by a more recent
specification or is for any other reason considered to be obsolete.)
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| Referred by: |
37 RFC |
| Refers to: |
5 RFC |
Status
This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP
Version 6 protocol [IPV6]. The document includes the IPv6 addressing
model, text representations of IPv6 addresses, definition of IPv6
unicast addresses, anycast addresses, and multicast addresses, and an
IPv6 nodes required addresses.