RFC 8159: Keyed IPv6 Tunnel

This document describes a tunnel encapsulation for Ethernet over IPv6 with a mandatory 64-bit cookie for connecting Layer 2 (L2) Ethernet attachment circuits…

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Outgoing relationships (12 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Normative reference — RFC 4719: Transport of Ethernet Frames over Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Informative reference — RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
Informative reference — RFC 5085: Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV): A Control Channel for Pseudowires
Informative reference — RFC 5881: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for IPv4 and IPv6 (Single Hop)
Informative reference — RFC 6437: IPv6 Flow Label Specification
Informative reference — RFC 5883: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for Multihop Paths
Informative reference — RFC 5885: Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for the Pseudowire Virtual Circuit Connectivity Verification (VCCV)
Informative reference — RFC 4623: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Fragmentation and Reassembly
Informative reference — RFC 4720: Pseudowire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3) Frame Check Sequence Retention

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9601: Propagating Explicit Congestion Notification across IP Tunnel Headers Separated by a Shim