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RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6

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This document defines the changes that need to be made to the Domain Name System (DNS) to support hosts running IP version 6 (IPv6). The changes include a resource record type to store an IPv6 address, a domain to support lookups based on an IPv6 address, and updated definitions of existing query types that return Internet addresses as part of additional section processing. The extensions are designed to be compatible with existing applications and, in particular, DNS implementations themselves. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC3596
Published
October 2003
Authors
S. Thomson; C. Huitema; V. Ksinant; M. Souissi
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
8
Also known as
STD88
Obsoletes:
RFC 1886, RFC 3152

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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 1886 (1995)
  2. RFC 3152 (2001)
  3. RFC 3596 (2003)

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