Transmission of IPv6 via the IPv6 Convergence Sublayer over IEEE 802.16 Networks
RFC 5121, “Transmission of IPv6 via the IPv6 Convergence Sublayer over IEEE 802.16 Networks”, is a Proposed Standard document published in February 2008 by B. Patil, F. Xia, B. Sarikaya, JH. Choi, S. Madanapalli. It has since been updated by RFC 8064. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
IEEE Std 802.16 is an air interface specification for fixed and mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems. Service-specific convergence sublayers to which upper-layer protocols interface are a part of the IEEE 802.16 MAC (Medium Access Control). The Packet convergence sublayer (CS) is used for the transport of all packet- based protocols such as Internet Protocol (IP) and IEEE 802.3 LAN/MAN CSMA/CD Access Method (Ethernet). IPv6 packets can be sent and received via the IP-specific part of the Packet CS. This document specifies the addressing and operation of IPv6 over the IP-specific part of the Packet CS for hosts served by a network that utilizes the IEEE Std 802.16 air interface. It recommends the assignment of a unique prefix (or prefixes) to each host and allows the host to use multiple identifiers within that prefix, including support for randomly generated interface identifiers. [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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