RFC 6147: DNS64: DNS Extensions for Network Address Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers

DNS64 is a mechanism for synthesizing AAAA records from A records. DNS64 is used with an IPv6/IPv4 translator to enable client-server communication between an…

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Outgoing relationships (1 related RFC)

Normative reference — RFC 6052: IPv6 Addressing of IPv4/IPv6 Translators

Incoming relationships (26 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8305: Happy Eyeballs Version 2: Better Connectivity Using Concurrency
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9460: Service Binding and Parameter Specification via the DNS (SVCB and HTTPS Resource Records)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6889: Analysis of Stateful 64 Translation
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7269: NAT64 Deployment Options and Experience
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6219: The China Education and Research Network (CERNET) IVI Translation Design and Deployment for the IPv4/IPv6 Coexistence and Transition
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8683: Additional Deployment Guidelines for NAT64/464XLAT in Operator and Enterprise Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8880: Special Use Domain Name 'ipv4only.arpa'
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9313: Pros and Cons of IPv6 Transition Technologies for IPv4-as-a-Service (IPv4aaS)
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7123: Security Implications of IPv6 on IPv4 Networks
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7445: Analysis of Failure Cases in IPv6 Roaming Scenarios
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6296: IPv6-to-IPv6 Network Prefix Translation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6877: 464XLAT: Combination of Stateful and Stateless Translation
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6731: Improved Recursive DNS Server Selection for Multi-Interfaced Nodes
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7599: Mapping of Address and Port using Translation (MAP-T)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9099: Operational Security Considerations for IPv6 Networks
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6180: Guidelines for Using IPv6 Transition Mechanisms during IPv6 Deployment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7381: Enterprise IPv6 Deployment Guidelines
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8801: Discovering Provisioning Domain Names and Data
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6127: IPv4 Run-Out and IPv4-IPv6 Co-Existence Scenarios
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6586: Experiences from an IPv6-Only Network
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7849: An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8925: IPv6-Only Preferred Option for DHCPv4
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9872: Recommendations for Discovering IPv6 Prefix Used for IPv6 Address Synthesis
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6312: Mobile Networks Considerations for IPv6 Deployment
Informatively referenced by — RFC 8932: Recommendations for DNS Privacy Service Operators
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9726: Operational Considerations for Use of DNS in Internet of Things (IoT) Devices