2292: Advanced Sockets API for IPv6.

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Specifications are in progress for changes to the sockets API to support IP version 6 [RFC-2133]. These changes are for TCP and UDP- based applications and will support most end-user applications in use today: Telnet and FTP clients and servers, HTTP clients and servers, and the like.

Status INFORMATIONAL
Format TXT=152077 bytes
Authors M. Thomas
Date February 1998
Keyphrases IPv6 option socket cmsg

Obsoleted by

RFC3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6.

References

RFC1883: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
RFC1970: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6).
RFC1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6.
RFC2133: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.

Referenced by

RFC2553: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.
RFC3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.
RFC3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6.