RFC 6085: Address Mapping of IPv6 Multicast Packets on Ethernet

When transmitting an IPv6 packet with a multicast destination address, the IPv6 destination address is mapped to an Ethernet link-layer multicast address.…

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Outgoing relationships (2 related RFCs)

Updates, Normative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels

Incoming relationships (4 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8273: Unique IPv6 Prefix per Host
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6957: Duplicate Address Detection Proxy
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8074: Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI) for Mixed Address Assignment Methods Scenario
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9898: Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments