RFC 1971: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 1112: Host extensions for IP multicasting
Informative reference — RFC 1826: IP Authentication Header
Informative reference — RFC 1884: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 1970: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 1972: A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks

Incoming relationships (8 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1970: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2470: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1972: A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 1888: OSI NSAPs and IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2471: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2019: Transmission of IPv6 Packets Over FDDI
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2023: IP Version 6 over PPP