RFC 2740: OSPF for IPv6
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Current version: RFC 5340 — OSPF for IPv6
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes the modifications to OSPF to support version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2740
- Published
- December 1999
- Authors
- R. Coltun; D. Ferguson; J. Moy
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- rtg
- Pages
- 80
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 5340
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Referenced by
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Related documents
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- RFC 2676QoS Routing Mechanisms and OSPF ExtensionsCurrent
August 1999
- RFC 3623Graceful OSPF RestartCurrent
November 2003
- RFC 5643Management Information Base for OSPFv3Current
August 2009
- RFC 8687OSPF Routing with Cross-Address Family Traffic Engineering TunnelsCurrent
November 2019
- RFC 2765Stateless IP/ICMP Translation Algorithm (SIIT)Obsoleted
February 2000
- RFC 2711IPv6 Router Alert OptionUpdated
October 1999
- RFC 2675IPv6 JumbogramsCurrent
August 1999
- RFC 2874DNS Extensions to Support IPv6 Address Aggregation and RenumberingUpdated
July 2000
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