RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture

This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 (IPv6) protocol. The document includes the IPv6 addressing model, text…

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Outgoing relationships (15 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 2026: The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3
Informative reference — RFC 2402: IP Authentication Header
Informative reference — RFC 1519: Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR): an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy
Informative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 1546: Host Anycasting Service
Informative reference — RFC 2893: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informative reference — RFC 1933: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informative reference — RFC 2467: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks
Informative reference — RFC 2374: An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format
Informative reference — RFC 2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
Informative reference — RFC 2470: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks
Informative reference — RFC 1888: OSI NSAPs and IPv6

Incoming relationships (31 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3775: Mobility Support in IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4193: Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4001: Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4007: IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3956: Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3849: IPv6 Address Prefix Reserved for Documentation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3582: Goals for IPv6 Site-Multihoming Architectures
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3587: IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4038: Application Aspects of IPv6 Transition
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4006: Diameter Credit-Control Application
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3627: Use of /127 Prefix Length Between Routers Considered Harmful
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3879: Deprecating Site Local Addresses
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3732: Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Host Mapping
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4391: Transmission of IP over InfiniBand (IPoIB)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3901: DNS IPv6 Transport Operational Guidelines
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4219: Things Multihoming in IPv6 (MULTI6) Developers Should Think About
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4254: The Secure Shell (SSH) Connection Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4903: Multi-Link Subnet Issues
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4339: IPv6 Host Configuration of DNS Server Information Approaches
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7094: Architectural Considerations of IP Anycast
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3721: Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Naming and Discovery
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3913: Border Gateway Multicast Protocol (BGMP): Protocol Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3675: .sex Considered Dangerous
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4131: Management Information Base for Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) Cable Modems and Cable Modem Termination Systems for Baseline Privacy Plus
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4183: A Suggested Scheme for DNS Resolution of Networks and Gateways