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RFC 2893: Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4213.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4213 — Basic Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers

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

This document specifies IPv4 compatibility mechanisms that can be implemented by IPv6 hosts and routers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2893
Published
August 2000
Authors
R. Gilligan; E. Nordmark
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
29
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1933
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4213

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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 1933 (1996)
  2. RFC 2893 (2000)
  3. RFC 4213 (2005) ✓

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