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RFC 2374: An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3587.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 3587 — IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document defines an IPv6 aggregatable global unicast address format for use in the Internet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2374
Published
July 1998
Authors
R. Hinden; M. O'Dell; S. Deering
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
12
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2073
Obsoleted by:
RFC 3587

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2073 (1997)
  2. RFC 2374 (1998)
  3. RFC 3587 (2003) ✓

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