IPv6 Internet Standards (IETF RFCs)

The following Request for Comments (RFC) identifies functions provided by IPv6 that are implemented for all supported levels of MCP Networking.

Table 2. IPv6 RFCs

RFC Number

Title

2460

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

2461

Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)

2462

IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

2464

Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks

2710

Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6

2732

Format for Literal IPv6 Addresses in URL's

3484

Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

3493

Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6

3596

DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6

4038

Application Aspects of IPv6 Transition

4191

Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes

4213

Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers

4291

IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

4294

IPv6 Node Requirements

4301

Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

4302

IP Authentication Header (AH)

4303

IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)

4308

Cryptographic Suites for IPsec

4429

Optimistic Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) for IPv6

4443

Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

4835

Cryptographic Algorithm Implementation Requirements for Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) and Authentication Header (AH)