RFC 8200 · INTERNET STANDARD · 2017
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Internet Protocol, Version 6 Specification
Overview
RFC 8200, “Internet Protocol, Version 6 Specification”, is an Internet Standard document published in July 2017 by S. Deering, R. Hinden. It obsoletes RFC 2460. It has since been updated by RFC 9673. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). It obsoletes RFC 2460.
What “Internet Standard” means
A mature, widely-implemented specification that has completed the full IETF standards process — the highest maturity level on the standards track.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2017
- RFC 8199 YANG Module Classification
- RFC 8201 Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
- RFC 8198 Aggressive Use of DNSSEC-Validated Cache
- RFC 8202 IS-IS Multi-Instance
- RFC 8197 A SIP Response Code for Unwanted Calls
- RFC 8203 BGP Administrative Shutdown Communication
- RFC 8196 IS-IS Autoconfiguration
- RFC 8204 Benchmarking Virtual Switches in the Open Platform for NFV