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RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8200.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 8200 — Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

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

This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6), also sometimes referred to as IP Next Generation or IPng. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2460
Published
December 1998
Authors
S. Deering; R. Hinden
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
39
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1883
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8200
Updated by:
RFC 5095, RFC 5722, RFC 5871, RFC 6437, RFC 6564, RFC 6935, RFC 6946, RFC 7045, RFC 7112

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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 1883 (1995)
  2. RFC 2460 (1998)
  3. RFC 8200 (2017) ✓

Read the full history of Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification →

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