IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
This specification has been revised 3 times since RFC 1884 (1995). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current version — implement against this
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 1884IP Version 6 Addressing ArchitectureObsoletedDecember 1995historicreplaced by RFC2373
- RFC 2373IP Version 6 Addressing ArchitectureObsoletedJuly 1998proposed standardreplaced by RFC3513
- RFC 3513Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing ArchitectureObsoletedApril 2003proposed standardreplaced by RFC4291
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 4291 (February 2006).