RFC 2874 · HISTORIC · 2000
MON · 27 JUL 2026
DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering
Overview
RFC 2874, “DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and Renumbering”, is a Historic document published in July 2000 by M. Crawford, C. Huitema. It updates RFC 1886. It has since been updated by RFC 3152, RFC 3226, RFC 3363, RFC 3364. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines changes to the Domain Name System to support renumberable and aggregatable IPv6 addressing. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2000
- RFC 2873 TCP Processing of the IPv4 Precedence Field
- RFC 2875 Diffie-Hellman Proof-of-Possession Algorithms
- RFC 2872 Application and Sub Application Identity Policy Element for Use with RSVP
- RFC 2876 Use of the KEA and SKIPJACK Algorithms in CMS
- RFC 2871 A Framework for Telephony Routing over IP
- RFC 2877 5250 Telnet Enhancements
- RFC 2870 Root Name Server Operational Requirements
- RFC 2878 PPP Bridging Control Protocol