RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements

This document defines requirements for IPv6 nodes. It is expected that IPv6 will be deployed in a wide range of devices and situations. Specifying the…

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Outgoing relationships (59 related RFCs)

Showing 50 of 59 related RFCs.

Obsoletes — RFC 4294: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities
Normative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 4033: DNS Security Introduction and Requirements
Normative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Normative reference — RFC 4034: Resource Records for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4035: Protocol Modifications for the DNS Security Extensions
Normative reference — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
Normative reference — RFC 4941: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 5952: A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text Representation
Normative reference — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Normative reference — RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Normative reference — RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6
Normative reference — RFC 6437: IPv6 Flow Label Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3736: Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 5095: Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 4604: Using Internet Group Management Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) and Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol Version 2 (MLDv2) for Source-Specific Multicast
Normative reference — RFC 6106: IPv6 Router Advertisement Options for DNS Configuration
Normative reference — RFC 4293: Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol (IP)
Normative reference — RFC 4307: Cryptographic Algorithms for Use in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2)
Normative reference — RFC 5722: Handling of Overlapping IPv6 Fragments
Normative reference — RFC 4835: Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)
Normative reference — RFC 5453: Reserved IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Normative reference — RFC 5942: IPv6 Subnet Model: The Relationship between Links and Subnet Prefixes
Normative reference — RFC 6204: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normative reference — RFC 4292: IP Forwarding Table MIB
Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Informative reference — RFC 4821: Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery
Informative reference — RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)
Informative reference — RFC 6275: Mobility Support in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 4380: Teredo: Tunneling IPv6 over UDP through Network Address Translations (NATs)
Informative reference — RFC 4944: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4 Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4191: Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes
Informative reference — RFC 3776: Using IPsec to Protect Mobile IPv6 Signaling Between Mobile Nodes and Home Agents
Informative reference — RFC 4429: Optimistic Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 4877: Mobile IPv6 Operation with IKEv2 and the Revised IPsec Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 5072: IP Version 6 over PPP
Informative reference — RFC 3678: Socket Interface Extensions for Multicast Source Filters
Informative reference — RFC 4884: Extended ICMP to Support Multi-Part Messages
Informative reference — RFC 3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2491: IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks

Incoming relationships (11 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by — RFC 8504: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7084: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7098: Using the IPv6 Flow Label for Load Balancing in Server Farms
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6706: Asymmetric Extended Route Optimization (AERO)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6672: DNAME Redirection in the DNS
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6540: IPv6 Support Required for All IP-Capable Nodes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6606: Problem Statement and Requirements for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Network (6LoWPAN) Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8368: Using an Autonomic Control Plane for Stable Connectivity of Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7219: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices