Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
RFC 2464, “Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 1998 by M. Crawford. It obsoletes RFC 1972. It has since been updated by RFC 6085, RFC 8064. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
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]
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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- RFC 2463 Internet Control Message Protocol for the Internet Protocol Version 6 Specification
- RFC 2465 Management Information Base for IP Version 6: Textual Conventions and General Group
- RFC 2462 IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
- RFC 2466 Management Information Base for IP Version 6: ICMPv6 Group
- RFC 2461 Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6
- RFC 2467 Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks
- RFC 2460 Internet Protocol, Version 6 Specification
- RFC 2468 I REMEMBER IANA