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RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4861.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4861 — Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)

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

This document specifies the Neighbor Discovery protocol for IP Version 6. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2461
Published
December 1998
Authors
T. Narten; E. Nordmark; W. Simpson
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
93
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 1970
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4861
Updated by:
RFC 4311

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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 1970 (1996)
  2. RFC 2461 (1998)
  3. RFC 4861 (2007) ✓

Read the full history of Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6) →

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