RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)

This document specifies the Neighbor Discovery protocol for IP Version 6. IPv6 nodes on the same link use Neighbor Discovery to discover each other's…

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Outgoing relationships (30 related RFCs)

Obsoletes, Informative reference — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4443: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4302: IP Authentication Header
Informative reference — RFC 826: An Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol: Or Converting Network Protocol Addresses to 48.bit Ethernet Address for Transmission on Ethernet Hardware
Informative reference — RFC 3775: Mobility Support in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 1700: Assigned Numbers
Informative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Informative reference — RFC 3810: Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2710: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 3756: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Trust Models and Threats
Informative reference — RFC 1256: ICMP Router Discovery Messages
Informative reference — RFC 4191: Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes
Informative reference — RFC 3232: Assigned Numbers: RFC 1700 is Replaced by an On-line Database
Informative reference — RFC 4942: IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 2491: IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks
Informative reference — RFC 3314: Recommendations for IPv6 in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Standards
Informative reference — RFC 1620: Internet Architecture Extensions for Shared Media
Informative reference — RFC 3316: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) for Some Second and Third Generation Cellular Hosts
Informative reference — RFC 4311: IPv6 Host-to-Router Load Sharing
Informative reference — RFC 3667: IETF Rights in Contributions

Incoming relationships (140 related RFCs)

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Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 6980: Security Implications of IPv6 Fragmentation with IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 5942: IPv6 Subnet Model: The Relationship between Links and Subnet Prefixes
Updated by — RFC 8028: First-Hop Router Selection by Hosts in a Multi-Prefix Network
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9131: Gratuitous Neighbor Discovery: Creating Neighbor Cache Entries on First-Hop Routers
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7048: Neighbor Unreachability Detection Is Too Impatient
Updated by — RFC 7527: Enhanced Duplicate Address Detection
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 7559: Packet-Loss Resiliency for Router Solicitations
Updated by — RFC 8425: IANA Considerations for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Prefix Information Option Flags
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 8319: Support for Adjustable Maximum Router Lifetimes per Link
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9685: Listener Subscription for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast and Anycast Addresses
Updated by, Normatively referenced by — RFC 9762: Using Router Advertisements to Signal the Availability of DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation to Clients
Updated by — RFC 9926: Prefix Registration for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4941: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5213: Proxy Mobile IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6275: Mobility Support in IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6550: RPL: IPv6 Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4944: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over IEEE 802.15.4 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8349: A YANG Data Model for Routing Management (NMDA Version)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6775: Neighbor Discovery Optimization for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6105: IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5798: Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Version 3 for IPv4 and IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7084: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6583: Operational Neighbor Discovery Problems
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5555: Mobile IPv6 Support for Dual Stack Hosts and Routers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7844: Anonymity Profiles for DHCP Clients
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8106: IPv6 Router Advertisement Options for DNS Configuration
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5461: TCP's Reaction to Soft Errors
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6059: Simple Procedures for Detecting Network Attachment in IPv6
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6740: Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP) Architectural Description
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8929: IPv6 Backbone Router
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9010: Routing for RPL (Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks) Leaves
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9463: DHCP and Router Advertisement Options for the Discovery of Network-designated Resolvers (DNR)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5568: Mobile IPv6 Fast Handovers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6164: Using 127-Bit IPv6 Prefixes on Inter-Router Links
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6324: Routing Loop Attack Using IPv6 Automatic Tunnels: Problem Statement and Proposed Mitigations
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6620: FCFS SAVI: First-Come, First-Served Source Address Validation Improvement for Locally Assigned IPv6 Addresses
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7113: Implementation Advice for IPv6 Router Advertisement Guard (RA-Guard)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7610: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7788: Home Networking Control Protocol
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7668: IPv6 over BLUETOOTH(R) Low Energy
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8344: A YANG Data Model for IP Management
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5648: Multiple Care-of Addresses Registration
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7513: Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI) Solution for DHCP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 4943: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery On-Link Assumption Considered Harmful
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6081: Teredo Extensions
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