Operational Considerations and Issues with IPv6 DNS
RFC 4472, “Operational Considerations and Issues with IPv6 DNS”, is an Informational document published in April 2006 by A. Durand, J. Ihren, P. Savola. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo presents operational considerations and issues with IPv6 Domain Name System (DNS), including a summary of special IPv6 addresses, documentation of known DNS implementation misbehavior, recommendations and considerations on how to perform DNS naming for service provisioning and for DNS resolver IPv6 support, considerations for DNS updates for both the forward and reverse trees, and miscellaneous issues. This memo is aimed to include a summary of information about IPv6 DNS considerations for those who have experience with IPv4 DNS. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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