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RFC 2472: IP Version 6 over PPP

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 5072, RFC 5172.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 5072 — IP Version 6 over PPP; RFC 5172 — Negotiation for IPv6 Datagram Compression Using IPv6 Control Protocol

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

This document defines the method for transmission of IP Version 6 packets over PPP links as well as the Network Control Protocol (NCP) for establishing and configuring the IPv6 over PPP. It also specifies the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses on PPP links. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2472
Published
December 1998
Authors
D. Haskin; E. Allen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
14
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2023
Obsoleted by:
RFC 5072, RFC 5172

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 4 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 2023 (1996)
  2. RFC 2472 (1998)
  3. RFC 5072 (2007)
  4. RFC 5172 (2008) ✓

Read the full history of Negotiation for IPv6 Datagram Compression Using IPv6 Control Protocol →

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