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RFC 2463: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the 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 4443.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4443 — Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

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This document specifies a set of Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages for use with version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2463
Published
December 1998
Authors
A. Conta; S. Deering
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
18
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1885
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4443

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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 1885 (1995)
  2. RFC 2463 (1998)
  3. RFC 4443 (2006) ✓

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