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RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4291.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4291 — IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture

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This specification defines the addressing architecture of the IP Version 6 (IPv6) protocol. The document includes the IPv6 addressing model, text representations of IPv6 addresses, definition of IPv6 unicast addresses, anycast addresses, and multicast addresses, and an IPv6 node's required addresses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3513
Published
April 2003
Authors
R. Hinden; S. Deering
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
26
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2373
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4291

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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 1884 (1995)
  2. RFC 2373 (1998)
  3. RFC 3513 (2003)
  4. RFC 4291 (2006) ✓

Read the full history of IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture →

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