RFC 5952: A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text Representation

As IPv6 deployment increases, there will be a dramatic increase in the need to use IPv6 addresses in text. While the IPv6 address architecture in Section 2.2…

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Outgoing relationships (1 related RFC)

Updates — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

Incoming relationships (39 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 7252: The Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6120: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP): Core
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6353: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Transport Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7285: Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO) Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8866: SDP: Session Description Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9460: Service Binding and Parameter Specification via the DNS (SVCB and HTTPS Resource Records)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9083: JSON Responses for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7239: Forwarded HTTP Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7482: Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Query Format
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7483: JSON Responses for the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6940: REsource LOcation And Discovery (RELOAD) Base Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7975: Request Routing Redirection Interface for Content Delivery Network (CDN) Interconnection
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8805: A Format for Self-Published IP Geolocation Feeds
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5954: Essential Correction for IPv6 ABNF and URI Comparison in RFC 3261
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8738: Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) IP Identifier Validation Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8907: The Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9224: Finding the Authoritative Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP) Service
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9240: An Extension for Application-Layer Traffic Optimization (ALTO): Entity Property Maps
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6492: A Protocol for Provisioning Resource Certificates
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8416: Simplified Local Internet Number Resource Management with the RPKI (SLURM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7105: Using Device-Provided Location-Related Measurements in Location Configuration Protocols
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7846: Peer-to-Peer Streaming Tracker Protocol (PPSTP)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9246: URI Signing for Content Delivery Network Interconnection (CDNI)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9327: Control Messages Protocol for Use with Network Time Protocol Version 4
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9456: Updates to the TLS Transport Model for SNMP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9844: Entering IPv6 Zone Identifiers in User Interfaces
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6991: Common YANG Data Types
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6021: Common YANG Data Types
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6943: Issues in Identifier Comparison for Security Purposes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8705: OAuth 2.0 Mutual-TLS Client Authentication and Certificate-Bound Access Tokens
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9911: Common YANG Data Types
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6714: Connection Establishment for Media Anchoring (CEMA) for the Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7381: Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6873: Format for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Common Log Format (CLF)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6217: Regional Broadcast Using an Atmospheric Link Layer
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8771: The Internationalized Deliberately Unreadable Network NOtation (I-DUNNO)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9889: A Realization of Network Slices for 5G Networks Using Current IP/MPLS Technologies