RFC 5565: Softwire Mesh Framework

The Internet needs to be able to handle both IPv4 and IPv6 packets. However, it is expected that some constituent networks of the Internet will be…

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Outgoing relationships (28 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3209: RSVP-TE: Extensions to RSVP for LSP Tunnels
Normative reference — RFC 3031: Multiprotocol Label Switching Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 3032: MPLS Label Stack Encoding
Normative reference — RFC 2784: Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 2003: IP Encapsulation within IP
Normative reference — RFC 3931: Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
Normative reference — RFC 4023: Encapsulating MPLS in IP or Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
Normative reference — RFC 4798: Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 MPLS Using IPv6 Provider Edge Routers (6PE)
Normative reference — RFC 5512: The BGP Encapsulation Subsequent Address Family Identifier (SAFI) and the BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Normative reference — RFC 5549: Advertising IPv4 Network Layer Reachability Information with an IPv6 Next Hop
Normative reference — RFC 5566: BGP IPsec Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informative reference — RFC 4301: Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 4271: A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
Informative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Informative reference — RFC 4303: IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
Informative reference — RFC 2328: OSPF Version 2
Informative reference — RFC 4364: BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
Informative reference — RFC 4302: IP Authentication Header
Informative reference — RFC 4306: Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5036: LDP Specification
Informative reference — RFC 1195: Use of OSI IS-IS for routing in TCP/IP and dual environments
Informative reference — RFC 2385: Protection of BGP Sessions via the TCP MD5 Signature Option
Informative reference — RFC 4459: MTU and Fragmentation Issues with In-the-Network Tunneling
Informative reference — RFC 4925: Softwire Problem Statement
Informative reference — RFC 5496: The Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) Vector TLV
Informative reference — RFC 4176: Framework for Layer 3 Virtual Private Networks (L3VPN) Operations and Management
Informative reference — RFC 4378: A Framework for Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Operations and Management (OAM)

Incoming relationships (8 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 6180: Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment
Normatively referenced by — RFC 5747: 4over6 Transit Solution Using IP Encapsulation and MP-BGP Extensions
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6992: Routing for IPv4-Embedded IPv6 Packets
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7856: Softwire Mesh Management Information Base (MIB)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9012: The BGP Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 5566: BGP IPsec Tunnel Encapsulation Attribute
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8950: Advertising IPv4 Network Layer Reachability Information (NLRI) with an IPv6 Next Hop
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9013: OSPF Advertisement of Tunnel Encapsulations