RFC 4620: IPv6 Node Information Queries
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes a protocol for asking an IPv6 node to supply certain network information, such as its hostname or fully-qualified domain name. IPv6 implementation experience has shown that direct queries for a hostname are useful, and a direct query mechanism for other information has been found useful in serverless environments and for debugging. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC4620
- Published
- August 2006
- Authors
- M. Crawford; B. Haberman
- Status
- EXPERIMENTAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 14
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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