RFC 7608: IPv6 Prefix Length Recommendation for Forwarding

IPv6 prefix length, as in IPv4, is a parameter conveyed and used in IPv6 routing and forwarding processes in accordance with the Classless Inter-domain…

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Outgoing relationships (10 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4632: Classless Inter-domain Routing (CIDR): The Internet Address Assignment and Aggregation Plan
Informative reference — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 4942: IPv6 Transition/Co-existence Security Considerations
Informative reference — RFC 1380: IESG Deliberations on Routing and Addressing
Informative reference — RFC 6164: Using 127-Bit IPv6 Prefixes on Inter-Router Links
Informative reference — RFC 7421: Analysis of the 64-bit Boundary in IPv6 Addressing

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8939: Deterministic Networking (DetNet) Data Plane: IP
Normatively referenced by — RFC 8114: Delivery of IPv4 Multicast Services to IPv4 Clients over an IPv6 Multicast Network
Normatively referenced by — RFC 9889: A Realization of Network Slices for 5G Networks Using Current IP/MPLS Technologies