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PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 1972

Updated by:

RFC 6085,RFC 8064

Author:

M. Crawford

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IETF

Source:

ipngwg (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2464

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Abstract

This document specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6 packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on Ethernet networks. It also specifies the content of the Source/Target Link-layer Address option used in Router Solicitation, Router Advertisement, Neighbor Solicitation, Neighbor Advertisement and Redirect messages when those messages are transmitted on an Ethernet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.