RFC 6629 · INFORMATIONAL · 2012

Considerations on the Application of the Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6

Overview

RFC 6629, “Considerations on the Application of the Level 3 Multihoming Shim Protocol for IPv6”, is an Informational document published in June 2012 by J. Abley, M. Bagnulo, A. Garcia-Martinez. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document discusses some considerations on the applicability of the level 3 multihoming Shim protocol for IPv6 (Shim6) and associated support protocols and mechanisms to provide site multihoming capabilities in IPv6. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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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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