RFC 2471: IPv6 Testing Address Allocation
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3701.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 3701 — 6bone (IPv6 Testing Address Allocation) Phaseout
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes an allocation plan for IPv6 addresses to be used in testing IPv6 prototype software. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2471
- Published
- December 1998
- Authors
- R. Hinden; R. Fink; J. Postel
- Status
- HISTORIC
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 1897 (1996)
- RFC 2471 (1998)
- RFC 3701 (2004) ✓
Read the full history of 6bone (IPv6 Testing Address Allocation) Phaseout →
Referenced by
One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
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March 1999
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July 1998
- RFC 3879Deprecating Site Local AddressesCurrent
September 2004
- RFC 2470Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring NetworksUpdated
December 1998
- RFC 2473Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 SpecificationCurrent
December 1998
- RFC 2467Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI NetworksUpdated
December 1998
- RFC 2464Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet NetworksUpdated
December 1998
- RFC 2454IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the User Datagram ProtocolObsoleted
December 1998
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