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PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 3831,RFC 2625

Updated by:

RFC 5494,RFC 8064

Authors:

C. DeSanti
C. Carlson
R. Nixon

Stream:

IETF

Source:

imss (ops)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4338

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Abstract

This document specifies the way of encapsulating IPv6, IPv4, andAddress Resolution Protocol (ARP)packets over Fibre Channel. This document also specifies the methodof forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfiguredIPv6 addresses on Fibre Channel networks, and a mechanism to performIPv4 address resolution over Fibre Channel networks.

This document obsoletes RFC 2625 and RFC 3831. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.