RFC 5942: IPv6 Subnet Model: The Relationship between Links and Subnet Prefixes

IPv6 specifies a model of a subnet that is different than the IPv4 subnet model. The subtlety of the differences has resulted in incorrect implementations…

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Outgoing relationships (13 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 4632: Classless Inter-domain Routing (CIDR): The Internet Address Assignment and Aggregation Plan
Informative reference — RFC 3756: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Trust Models and Threats
Informative reference — RFC 950: Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure
Informative reference — RFC 4903: Multi-Link Subnet Issues
Informative reference — RFC 4388: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Leasequery
Informative reference — RFC 4943: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery On-Link Assumption Considered Harmful

Incoming relationships (4 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7084: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6204: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing