RFC 4943: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery On-Link Assumption Considered Harmful

This document describes the historical and background information behind the removal of the "on-link assumption" from the conceptual host sending algorithm…

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Outgoing relationships (5 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers
Normative reference — RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 3756: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Trust Models and Threats

Incoming relationships (4 related RFCs)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 5461: TCP's Reaction to Soft Errors
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5018: Connection Establishment in the Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5942: IPv6 Subnet Model: The Relationship between Links and Subnet Prefixes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9915: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)