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RFC 3775: Mobility Support in IPv6

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6275.

Current version: RFC 6275 — Mobility Support in IPv6

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

This document specifies a protocol which allows nodes to remain reachable while moving around in the IPv6 Internet. Each mobile node is always identified by its home address, regardless of its current point of attachment to the Internet. While situated away from its home, a mobile node is also associated with a care-of address, which provides information about the mobile node's current location. IPv6 packets addressed to a mobile node's home address are transparently routed to its care-of address. The protocol enables IPv6 nodes to cache the binding of a mobile node's home address with its care-of address, and to then send any packets destined for the mobile node directly to it at this care-of address. To support this operation, Mobile IPv6 defines a new IPv6 protocol and a new destination option. All IPv6 nodes, whether mobile or stationary, can communicate with mobile nodes. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3775
Published
June 2004
Authors
D. Johnson; C. Perkins; J. Arkko
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
165
Also known as
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Obsoleted by:
RFC 6275

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