RFC 5014: IPv6 Socket API for Source Address Selection

The IPv6 default address selection document (RFC 3484) describes the rules for selecting source and destination IPv6 addresses, and indicates that…

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Outgoing relationships (9 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3484: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Informative reference — RFC 3775: Mobility Support in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Informative reference — RFC 3972: Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)
Informative reference — RFC 3041: Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address Autoconfiguration in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 3542: Advanced Sockets Application Program Interface (API) for IPv6

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6317: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for the Host Identity Protocol (HIP)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6275: Mobility Support in IPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6724: Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6434: IPv6 Node Requirements
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8835: Transports for WebRTC
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7429: Distributed Mobility Management: Current Practices and Gap Analysis