RFC 4291:IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC-Ref

router


Click on the red underlined text to get to the source

... node plays (for instance, host versus router). At a minimum, a node may consider that unicast addresses ...
... +-------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Though a very simple router may have no knowledge of the internal structure of IPv6 unicast addresses ...
... structure of IPv6 unicast addresses, routers will more generally have knowledge of one or more of the hierarchical boundaries for the operation of routing protocols ...
... operation of routing protocols. The known boundaries will differ from router to router, depending on what positions the router holds ...
... routing protocols. The known boundaries will differ from router to router, depending on what positions the router holds in the routing ...
... from router to router, depending on what positions the router holds in the routing hierarchy. ...
... source address of unspecified must never be forwarded by an IPv6 router. ...
... single node and must never be forwarded by an IPv6 router. A packet received on an interface with a destination address ...
... address configuration, neighbor discovery, or when no routers are present. Routers ...
... routers are present. Routers must not forward any packets with Link-Local source or destination addresses ...
... One expected use of anycast addresses is to identify the set of routers belonging to an organization providing Internet service. Such addresses ...
... service providers. Some other possible uses are to identify the set of routers attached to a particular subnet, or the set of routers ...
... routers attached to a particular subnet, or the set of routers providing entry into a particular routing domain ...
... The Subnet-Router anycast address is predefined. Its format is as follows: ...
... Packets sent to the Subnet-Router anycast address will be delivered to one router ...
... Router anycast address will be delivered to one router on the subnet. All routers are required to support the ...
... to one router on the subnet. All routers are required to support the Subnet-Router ...
... routers are required to support the Subnet-Router anycast addresses for the subnets to which they have ...
... The Subnet-Router anycast address is intended to be used for applications where a node ...
... applications where a node needs to communicate with any one of the set of routers. ...
... Routing header. Routers must not forward any multicast packets beyond of the scope indicated by the scop field in the destination ...
... link-local). All Routers Addresses: FF01:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 FF02:0:0:0:0:0:0:2 ...
... The above multicast addresses identify the group of all IPv6 routers, within scope 1 (interface-local), 2 (link-local ...
... belongs. A router is required to recognize all addresses that a host is ...
... o The Subnet-Router Anycast addresses for all interfaces for which ...
... Anycast addresses for all interfaces for which it is configured to act as a router. o All other Anycast addresses ...
... o All other Anycast addresses with which the router has been configured. ...
... configured. o The All-Routers multicast addresses defined in Section 2.7.1. ...



Google
Web
RFC-Ref