RFC 6724: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

This document describes two algorithms, one for source address selection and one for destination address selection. The algorithms specify default behavior…

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Outgoing relationships (24 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Normative reference — RFC 4193: Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
Normative reference — RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
Normative reference — RFC 4941: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Normative reference — RFC 6145: IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm
Informative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 1918: Address Allocation for Private Internets
Informative reference — RFC 1812: Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers
Informative reference — RFC 2827: Network Ingress Filtering: Defeating Denial of Service Attacks which employ IP Source Address Spoofing
Informative reference — RFC 6275: Mobility Support in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 4213: Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
Informative reference — RFC 3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 3927: Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 4191: Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes
Informative reference — RFC 4007: IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 5214: Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
Informative reference — RFC 5969: IPv6 Rapid Deployment on IPv4 Infrastructures (6rd) -- Protocol Specification
Informative reference — RFC 6598: IANA-Reserved IPv4 Prefix for Shared Address Space
Informative reference — RFC 5014: IPv6 Socket API for Source Address Selection
Informative reference — RFC 1794: DNS Support for Load Balancing
Informative reference — RFC 5220: Problem Statement for Default Address Selection in Multi-Prefix Environments: Operational Issues of RFC 3484 Default Rules
Informative reference — RFC 3701: 6bone (IPv6 Testing Address Allocation) Phaseout

Incoming relationships (33 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8305: Happy Eyeballs Version 2: Better Connectivity Using Concurrency
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7401: Host Identity Protocol Version 2 (HIPv2)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8368: Using an Autonomic Control Plane for Stable Connectivity of Network Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8835: Transports for WebRTC
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8004: Host Identity Protocol (HIP) Rendezvous Extension
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7269: NAT64 Deployment Options and Experience
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8801: Discovering Provisioning Domain Names and Data
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6971: Depth-First Forwarding (DFF) in Unreliable Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7157: IPv6 Multihoming without Network Address Translation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7359: Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Tunnel Traffic Leakages in Dual-Stack Hosts/Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7488: Port Control Protocol (PCP) Server Selection
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7526: Deprecating the Anycast Prefix for 6to4 Relay Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7984: Locating Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers in a Dual-Stack IP Network
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8678: Enterprise Multihoming using Provider-Assigned IPv6 Addresses without Network Prefix Translation: Requirements and Solutions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9284: Multihoming Deployment Considerations for DDoS Open Threat Signaling (DOTS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9762: Using Router Advertisements to Signal the Availability of DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation to Clients
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9837: The IPv6 VPN Service Destination Option
Normatively referenced by — RFC 10001: Operational Guidelines for DNS Transport in Mixed IPv4/IPv6 Environments
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7556: Multiple Provisioning Domain Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8065: Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Adaptation-Layer Mechanisms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9176: Constrained RESTful Environments (CoRE) Resource Directory
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8994: An Autonomic Control Plane (ACP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6732: 6to4 Provider Managed Tunnels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7010: IPv6 Site Renumbering Gap Analysis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7381: Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7429: Distributed Mobility Management: Current Practices and Gap Analysis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6964: Operational Guidance for IPv6 Deployment in IPv4 Sites Using the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8885: Proxy Mobile IPv6 Extensions for Distributed Mobility Management
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9322: In Situ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (IOAM) Loopback and Active Flags
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6782: Wireline Incremental IPv6