RFC 2553: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6

TCP/IP applications written using the sockets API have in the past enjoyed a high degree of portability and we would like the same portability with IPv6…

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Outgoing relationships (4 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 2133: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 2292: Advanced Sockets API for IPv6

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Updated by — RFC 3152: Delegation of IP6.ARPA
Obsoleted by — RFC 3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4001: Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2765: Stateless IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm (SIIT)