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PROPOSED STANDARD

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RFC 2893

Authors:

E. Nordmark
R. Gilligan

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IETF

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v6ops (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4213

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Abstract

This document specifies IPv4 compatibility mechanisms that can beimplemented by IPv6 hosts and routers. Two mechanisms are specified,dual stack and configured tunneling. Dual stack implies providingcomplete implementations of both versions of the Internet Protocol(IPv4 and IPv6), and configured tunneling provides a means to carryIPv6 packets over unmodified IPv4 routing infrastructures.

This document obsoletes RFC 2893. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.