RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks

This document specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured…

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Outgoing relationships (6 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 1972: A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Informative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 2373: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

Incoming relationships (33 related RFCs)

Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 8064: Recommendation on Stable IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6085: Address Mapping of IPv6 Multicast Packets on Ethernet
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4607: Source-Specific Multicast for IP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4944: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6325: Routing Bridges (RBridges): Base Protocol Specification
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7084: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6204: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5692: Transmission of IP over Ethernet over IEEE 802.16 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9777: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9354: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Power Line Communication (PLC) Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 10019: Zeroconf Multicast Address Allocation Problem Statement and Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7436: IP-Only LAN Service (IPLS)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informatively referenced by — RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5798: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7042: IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol and Documentation Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2467: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5342: IANA Considerations and IETF Protocol Usage for IEEE 802 Parameters
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2469: A Caution On The Canonical Ordering Of Link-Layer Addresses
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2590: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay Networks Specification
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7608: IPv6 Prefix Length Recommendation for Forwarding
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9915: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2450: Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule
Informatively referenced by — RFC 2471: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9170: Long-Term Viability of Protocol Extension Mechanisms
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8947: Link-Layer Address Assignment Mechanism for DHCPv6