Mobility Support in IPv6
RFC 3775, “Mobility Support in IPv6”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2004 by D. Johnson, C. Perkins, J. Arkko. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6275 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies a protocol which allows nodes to remain reachable while moving around in the IPv6 Internet. Each mobile node is always identified by its home address, regardless of its current point of attachment to the Internet. While situated away from its home, a mobile node is also associated with a care-of address, which provides information about the mobile node's current location. IPv6 packets addressed to a mobile node's home address are transparently routed to its care-of address. The protocol enables IPv6 nodes to cache the binding of a mobile node's home address with its care-of address, and to then send any packets destined for the mobile node directly to it at this care-of address. To support this operation, Mobile IPv6 defines a new IPv6 protocol and a new destination option. All IPv6 nodes, whether mobile or stationary, can communicate with mobile nodes. [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 3774 IETF Problem Statement
- RFC 3776 Using IPsec to Protect Mobile IPv6 Signaling Between Mobile Nodes and Home Agents
- RFC 3773 High-Level Requirements for Internet Voice Mail
- RFC 3777 IAB and IESG Selection, Confirmation, and Recall Process: Operation of the Nominating and Recall Committees
- RFC 3772 Point-to-Point Protocol Vendor Protocol
- RFC 3778 The application/pdf Media Type
- RFC 3771 The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Intermediate Response Message
- RFC 3779 X.509 Extensions for IP Addresses and AS Identifiers