RFC 4038: Application Aspects of IPv6 Transition

As IPv6 networks are deployed and the network transition is discussed, one should also consider how to enable IPv6 support in applications running on IPv6…

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Outgoing relationships (14 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 2767: Dual Stack Hosts using the "Bump-In-the-Stack" Technique (BIS)
Normative reference — RFC 3338: Dual Stack Hosts Using "Bump-in-the-API" (BIA)
Informative reference — RFC 2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 3306: Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 3956: Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
Informative reference — RFC 3678: Socket Interface Extensions for Multicast Source Filters
Informative reference — RFC 2732: Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's
Informative reference — RFC 2766: Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT)
Informative reference — RFC 2133: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6

Incoming relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 4057: IPv6 Enterprise Network Scenarios
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4942: IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6632: An Overview of the IETF Network Management Standards
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6180: Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6586: Experiences from an IPv6-Only Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7552: Updates to LDP for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6139: Routing and Addressing in Networks with Global Enterprise Recursion (RANGER) Scenarios