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RFC1883 - Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification: This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6), also sometimes referred to as IP Next Generation or IPng. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1884 - IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture: This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 protocol [IPV6]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1885 - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6): This document specifies a set of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages for use with version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1886 - DNS Extensions to support IP version 6: This document defines the changes that need to be made to the Domain Name System to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1887 - An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation: This document provides an architecture for allocating IPv6 [1] unicast addresses in the Internet. This document provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC1888 - OSI NSAPs and IPv6: This document recommends that network implementors who have planned or deployed an OSI NSAP addressing plan, and who wish to deploy or transition to IPv6, should redesign a native IPv6 addressing plan to meet their needs. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1897 - IPv6 Testing Address Allocation: This document describes an allocation plan for IPv6 addresses to be used in testing IPv6 prototype software. This document specifies an Experimental protocol for the Internet community.
RFC1970 - Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6): This document specifies the Neighbor Discovery protocol for IP Version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1972 - A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks: This memo specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 [IPV6] packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses on Ethernet networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC1981 - Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6: This document describes Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6. It is largely derived from RFC 1191, which describes Path MTU Discovery for IP version 4. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2019 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets Over FDDI: This memo specifies the MTU and frame format for transmission of IPv6 [IPV6] packets on FDDI networks, including a method for MTU determination in the presence of 802.1d bridges to other media. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2023 - IP Version 6 over PPP: This document defines the method for transmission of IP Version 6 [2] packets over PPP links as well as the Network Control Protocol (NCP) for establishing and configuring the IPv6 over PPP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2073 - An IPv6 Provider-Based Unicast Address Format: This document defines an IPv6 provider-based unicast address format for use in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2133 - Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6: This memo defines a set of extensions to the socket interface to support the larger address size and new features of IPv6. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC2147 - TCP and UDP over IPv6 Jumbograms: IPv6 supports datagrams larger than 65535 bytes long, often referred to as jumbograms, through use of the Jumbo Payload hop-by-hop option. The UDP protocol has a 16-bit length field that keeps it from being able to make use of jumbograms, and though TCP does not have a length field, both the MSS option and the Urgent field are constrained by 16-bits. This document describes some simple changes that can be made to allow TCP and UDP to make use of IPv6 jumbograms. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2292 - Advanced Sockets API for IPv6: The current document defines some the "advanced" features of the sockets API that are required for applications to take advantage of additional features of IPv6. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC2373 - IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture: This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 protocol [IPV6]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2374 - An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format: This document defines an IPv6 aggregatable global unicast address format for use in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2375 - IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments: This document defines the initial assignment of IPv6 multicast addresses. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
RFC2450 - Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule: This document proposes rules for Top-Level Aggregation Identifiers (TLA ID) and Next-Level Aggregation Identifiers (NLA ID). This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2452 - IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol: This document is one in the series of documents that define various MIB objects for IPv6. Specifically, this document is the MIB module which defines managed objects for implementations of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) over IP Version 6 (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2454 - IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the User Datagram Protocol: This document is one in the series of documents that define various MIB objects for IPv6. Specifically, this document is the MIB module which defines managed objects for implementations of the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) over IP Version 6 (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2460 - Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification: This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6), also sometimes referred to as IP Next Generation or IPng. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2461 - Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6): This document specifies the Neighbor Discovery protocol for IP Version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2462 - IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration: This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2463 - Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification: This document specifies a set of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages for use with version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2464 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks: This document specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on Ethernet networks. It also specifies the content of the Source/Target Link-layer Address option used in Router Solicitation, Router Advertisement, Neighbor Solicitation, Neighbor Advertisement and Redirect messages when those messages are transmitted on an Ethernet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2465 - Management Information Base for IP Version 6: Textual Conventions and General Group: This document is one in the series of documents that provide MIB definitions for for IP Version 6. Specifically, the IPv6 MIB textual conventions as well as the IPv6 MIB General group is defined in this document. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2466 - Management Information Base for IP Version 6: ICMPv6 Group: This document is one in the series of documents that define various MIB object groups for IPv6. Specifically, the ICMPv6 group is defined in this document. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2467 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks: This document specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on FDDI networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2470 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks: This memo specifies the MTU and frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets on Token Ring networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2471 - IPv6 Testing Address Allocation: This document describes an allocation plan for IPv6 addresses to be used in testing IPv6 prototype software. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
RFC2472 - IP Version 6 over PPP: This document defines the method for transmission of IP Version 6 packets over PPP links as well as the Network Control Protocol (NCP) for establishing and configuring the IPv6 over PPP. It also specifies the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses on PPP links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2473 - Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification: This document defines the model and generic mechanisms for IPv6 encapsulation of Internet packets, such as IPv6 and IPv4. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2497 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets over ARCnet Networks: This memo specifies a frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on ARCnet networks. It also specifies the content of the Source/Target Link-layer Address option used by the Router Solicitation, Router Advertisement, Neighbor Solicitation, Neighbor Advertisement and Redirect messages described in, when those messages are transmitted on an ARCnet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2507 - IP Header Compression: This document describes how to compress multiple IP headers and TCP and UDP headers per hop over point to point links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2526 - Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses: This document defines a set of reserved anycast addresses within each subnet prefix, and lists the initial allocation of these reserved subnet anycast addresses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2529 - Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels: This memo specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 (IPV6) packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses over IPv4 domains. It also specifies the content of the Source/Target Link-layer Address option used in the Router Solicitation, Router Advertisement, Neighbor Solicitation, and Neighbor Advertisement and Redirect messages, when those messages are transmitted on an IPv4 multicast network. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2553 - Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6: TCP/IP applications written using the sockets API have in the past enjoyed a high degree of portability and we would like the same portability with IPv6 applications. But changes are required to the sockets API to support IPv6 and this memo describes these changes. These include a new socket address structure to carry IPv6 addresses, new address conversion functions, and some new socket options. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC2675 - IPv6 Jumbograms: This document describes the IPv6 Jumbo Payload option, which provides the means of specifying such large payload lengths. It also describes the changes needed to TCP and UDP to make use of jumbograms. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2710 - Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6: This document specifies the protocol used by an IPv6 router to discover the presence of multicast listeners (that is, nodes wishing to receive multicast packets) on its directly attached links, and to discover specifically which multicast addresses are of interest to those neighboring nodes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2711 - IPv6 Router Alert Option: This memo describes a new IPv6 Hop-by-Hop Option type that alerts transit routers to more closely examine the contents of an IP datagram. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2732 - Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's: This document defines the format for literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's for implementation in World Wide Web browsers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2874 - DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering: This document defines changes to the Domain Name System to support renumberable and aggregatable IPv6 addressing. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2894 - Router Renumbering for IPv6: This document defines a mechanism called Router Renumbering ("RR") which allows address prefixes on routers to be configured and reconfigured almost as easily as the combination of Neighbor Discovery and Address Autoconfiguration works for hosts. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC2928 - Initial IPv6 Sub-TLA ID Assignments: This document defines initial assignments of IPv6 Sub-Top-Level Aggregation Identifiers (Sub-TLA ID) to the Address Registries. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
RFC3019 - IP Version 6 Management Information Base for The Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol: This document defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in Internet Protocol Version 6 internets. Specifically, this document is the MIB module that defines managed objects for implementations of the Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3041 - Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6: This document describes an extension to IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration for interfaces whose interface identifier is derived from an IEEE identifier. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3122 - Extensions to IPv6 Neighbor Discovery for Inverse Discovery Specification: This memo describes extensions to the IPv6 Neighbor Discovery that allow a node to determine and advertise an IPv6 address corresponding to a given link-layer address. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3146 - Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 1394 Networks: This document describes the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on IEEE1394 networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
RFC3178 - IPv6 Multihoming Support at Site Exit Routers: The document describes a mechanism for basic IPv6 multihoming support, and its operational requirements. This memo provides information for the Internet community.