RFC 1933 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Overview
RFC 1933, “Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 1996 by R. Gilligan, E. Nordmark. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2893 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies IPv4 compatibility mechanisms that can be implemented by IPv6 hosts and routers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1996
- RFC 1932 IP over ATM: A Framework Document
- RFC 1934 Ascend's Multilink Protocol Plus
- RFC 1931 Dynamic RARP Extensions for Automatic Network Address Acquisition
- RFC 1935 What is the Internet, Anyway?
- RFC 1930 Guidelines for creation, selection, and registration of an Autonomous System
- RFC 1936 Implementing the Internet Checksum in Hardware
- RFC 1929 Username/Password Authentication for SOCKS V5
- RFC 1937 "Local/Remote" Forwarding Decision in Switched Data Link Subnetworks