RFC 5214 · INFORMATIONAL · 2008

Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol

Overview

RFC 5214, “Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol”, is an Informational document published in March 2008 by F. Templin, T. Gleeson, D. Thaler. It obsoletes RFC 4214. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) connects dual-stack (IPv6/IPv4) nodes over IPv4 networks. ISATAP views the IPv4 network as a link layer for IPv6 and supports an automatic tunneling abstraction similar to the Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) model. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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

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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 4214
Other RFCs from 2008

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