RFC 3338 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2002

Dual Stack Hosts Using "Bump-in-the-API"

Overview

RFC 3338, “Dual Stack Hosts Using "Bump-in-the-API"”, is an Experimental document published in October 2002 by S. Lee, M-K. Shin, Y-J. Kim, E. Nordmark, A. Durand. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6535 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a mechanism of dual stack hosts using a technique called 'Bump-in-the-API'(BIA) which allows for the hosts to communicate with other IPv6 hosts using existing IPv4 applications. The goal of this mechanism is the same as that of the Bump-in-the-stack mechanism [BIS], but this mechanism provides the translation method between the IPv4 APIs and IPv6 APIs. Thus, the goal is simply achieved without IP header translation.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Experimental” means

Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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Obsoleted by
RFC 6535
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