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RFC 4338: Transmission of IPv6, IPv4, and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Packets over Fibre Channel

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This document specifies the way of encapsulating IPv6, IPv4, and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets over Fibre Channel. This document also specifies the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses and statelessly autoconfigured IPv6 addresses on Fibre Channel networks, and a mechanism to perform IPv4 address resolution over Fibre Channel networks. This document obsoletes RFC 2625 and RFC 3831. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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Document ID: RFC4338
Published: January 2006
Authors: C. DeSanti; C. Carlson; R. Nixon
Status: PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream: IETF
Area: ops
Pages: 33
Also known as: —

Obsoletes:: RFC 2625, RFC 3831
Updated by:: RFC 5494, RFC 8064

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This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

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