IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 4291, “IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture”, is a Draft Standard document published in February 2006 by R. Hinden, S. Deering. It obsoletes RFC 3513. It has since been updated by RFC 5952, RFC 6052, RFC 7136, RFC 7346, RFC 7371, RFC 8064. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 (IPv6) protocol. The document includes the IPv6 addressing model, text representations of IPv6 addresses, definition of IPv6 unicast addresses, anycast addresses, and multicast addresses, and an IPv6 node's required addresses.
This document obsoletes RFC 3513, "IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture". [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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- RFC 4292 IP Forwarding Table MIB
- RFC 4293 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol
- RFC 4294 IPv6 Node Requirements
- RFC 4295 Mobile IPv6 Management Information Base
- RFC 4285 Authentication Protocol for Mobile IPv6
- RFC 4284 Identity Selection Hints for the Extensible Authentication Protocol
- RFC 4278 Standards Maturity Variance Regarding the TCP MD5 Signature Option and the BGP-4 Specification
- RFC 4277 Experience with the BGP-4 Protocol