RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 protocol [IPV6]. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Outgoing relationships (1 related RFC)

Obsoletes — RFC 1884: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

Incoming relationships (47 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by, Informatively referenced by — RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3460: Policy Core Information Model (PCIM) Extensions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3620: The TUNNEL Profile
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3675: .sex Considered Dangerous
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4566: SDP: Session Description Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4949: Internet Security Glossary, Version 2
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3056: Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2463: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2780: IANA Allocation Guidelines For Values In the Internet Protocol and Related Headers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3720: Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2529: Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2545: Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2526: Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4903: Multi-Link Subnet Issues
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2467: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2491: IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2470: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2765: Stateless IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm (SIIT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2766: Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2472: IP Version 6 over PPP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2492: IPv6 over ATM Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2590: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay Networks Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3435: Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) Version 1.0
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2428: FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2553: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3193: Securing L2TP using IPsec
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3015: Megaco Protocol Version 1.0
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3178: IPv6 Multihoming Support at Site Exit Routers
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5954: Essential Correction for IPv6 ABNF and URI Comparison in RFC 3261
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7094: Architectural Considerations of IP Anycast
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2450: Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2471: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2772: 6Bone Backbone Routing Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3111: Service Location Protocol Modifications for IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2546: 6Bone Routing Practice
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2561: Base Definitions of Managed Objects for TN3270E Using SMIv2
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2626: The Internet and the Millennium Problem (Year 2000)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3123: A DNS RR Type for Lists of Address Prefixes (APL RR)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2723: SRL: A Language for Describing Traffic Flows and Specifying Actions for Flow Groups
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5118: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Torture Test Messages for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)