2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture.

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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 node's required addresses.

Status PROPOSED STANDARD
Format TXT=52526 bytes
Authors S. Deering
Date July 1998
Keyphrases address IPv6 multicast IPv6 Addressing

Obsoleted by

RFC3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture.
Obsoleted by
- RFC4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture.

Obsoletes

RFC1884: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture.

References

RFC1519: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy.
RFC1546: Host Anycasting Service.
RFC1826: IP Authentication Header.
RFC1883: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
RFC1888: OSI NSAPs and IPv6.
RFC1993: PPP Gandalf FZA Compression Protocol.
RFC2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels.
RFC2234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications:
RFC2374: An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format.
RFC2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments.

Referenced by

RFC2374: An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format.
RFC2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments.
RFC2428: FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs.
RFC2450: Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule.
RFC2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
RFC2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6).
RFC2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration.
RFC2463: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
RFC2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks.
RFC2467: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks.
RFC2470: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks.
RFC2471: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation. R. Hinden, R. Fink, J. Postel (deceased).
RFC2472: IP Version 6 over
RFC2491: IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks.
RFC2492: IPv6 over ATM Networks.
RFC2497: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over ARCnet Networks.
RFC2526: Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses.
RFC2529: Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels.
RFC2545: Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing.
RFC2546: 6Bone Routing Practice.
RFC2553: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.
RFC2561: Base Definitions of Managed Objects for TN3270E Using SMIv2.
RFC2590: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay Networks Specification.
RFC2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6.
RFC2720: Traffic Flow Measurement: Meter
RFC2723: SRL: A Language for Describing Traffic Flows and Specifying Actions for Flow Groups.
RFC2730: Multicast Address Dynamic Client Allocation Protocol (MADCAP).
RFC2732: Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's.
RFC2740: OSPF for IPv6.
RFC2765: Stateless IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm (SIIT).
RFC2766: Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT).
RFC2772: 6Bone Backbone Routing Guidelines.
RFC2780: IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers.
RFC2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
RFC2828: Internet Security Glossary.
RFC2851: Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses.
RFC2868: RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Support.
RFC2874: DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering.
RFC2885: Megaco Protocol version 0.8.
RFC2893: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers.
RFC2894: Router Renumbering for IPv6.
RFC2909: The Multicast Address-Set Claim (MASC) Protocol.
RFC2921: 6BONE pTLA and pNLA Formats (pTLA).
RFC2928: Initial IPv6 Sub-TLA ID Assignments.
RFC2960: Stream Control Transmission Protocol.
RFC3015: Megaco Protocol Version 1.0.
RFC3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6.
RFC3050: Common Gateway Interface for
RFC3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds.
RFC3082: Notification and Subscription for
RFC3111: Service Location Protocol Modifications for IPv6.
RFC3123: A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR).
RFC3146: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 1394 Networks.
RFC3162: RADIUS and IPv6.
RFC3164: The BSD Syslog Protocol.
RFC3178: IPv6 Multihoming Support at Site Exit Routers.
RFC3193: Securing L2TP using IPsec.
RFC3219: Telephony Routing over IP (TRIP).
RFC3259: A Message Bus for Local Coordination.
RFC3266: Support for IPv6 in Session Description Protocol (SDP).
RFC3291: Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses.
RFC3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses.
RFC3307: Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast Addresses.
RFC3314: Recommendations for IPv6 in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Standards.
RFC3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6).
RFC3435: Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0.
RFC3460: Policy Core Information Model (PCIM) Extensions.
RFC3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
RFC3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6.
RFC3525: Gateway Control Protocol Version 1.
RFC3530: Network File System (NFS) version 4 Protocol.
RFC3588: Diameter Base Protocol.
RFC3620: The TUNNEL Profile.
RFC3651: Handle System Namespace and Service Definition.
RFC3675: .sex Considered Dangerous.
RFC3720: Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI).
RFC3723: Securing Block Storage Protocols over
RFC3775: Mobility Support in IPv6.
RFC4171: Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS).
RFC4392: IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB) Architecture.
RFC4566: SDP: Session Description Protocol.