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RFC 3831: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Fibre Channel

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 4338.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 4338 — Transmission of IPv6, IPv4, and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Packets over Fibre Channel

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

This document specifies the way of encapsulating IPv6 packets over Fibre Channel, and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured addresses on Fibre Channel networks. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID
RFC3831
Published
July 2004
Authors
C. DeSanti
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
24
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 4338

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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 2625 (1999)
  2. RFC 3831 (2004)
  3. RFC 4338 (2006) ✓

Read the full history of Transmission of IPv6, IPv4, and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Packets over Fibre Channel →

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