RFC 5534 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

Failure Detection and Locator Pair Exploration Protocol for IPv6 Multihoming

Overview

RFC 5534, “Failure Detection and Locator Pair Exploration Protocol for IPv6 Multihoming”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2009 by J. Arkko, I. van Beijnum. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies how the level 3 multihoming Shim6 protocol (Shim6) detects failures between two communicating nodes. It also specifies an exploration protocol for switching to another pair of interfaces and/or addresses between the same nodes if a failure occurs and an operational pair can be found. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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