RFC - 4291
IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
| Original: | ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc4291.txt |
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| Authors: | R. Hinden [Nokia], S. Deering [Cisco Systems] |
| Date: | February 2006 |
| Category: | Draft Standard |
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| RFC-3513 | Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture (Obsoleted by RFC-4291draft) |
| Referred by: | 16 RFC |
| Refers to: | 13 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.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006).
Abstract
This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 (IPv6) protocol. 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 node's required addresses.
This document obsoletes RFC 3513, "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture".
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