metasystema.org
CurrentPROPOSED STANDARDIETF stream

RFC 6147: DNS64: DNS Extensions for Network Address Translation from IPv6 Clients to IPv4 Servers

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

DNS64 is a mechanism for synthesizing AAAA records from A records. DNS64 is used with an IPv6/IPv4 translator to enable client-server communication between an IPv6-only client and an IPv4-only server, without requiring any changes to either the IPv6 or the IPv4 node, for the class of applications that work through NATs. This document specifies DNS64, and provides suggestions on how it should be deployed in conjunction with IPv6/IPv4 translators. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC6147
Published
April 2011
Authors
M. Bagnulo; A. Sullivan; P. Matthews; I. van Beijnum
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
tsv
Pages
32
Also known as
—

Topics

Related documents

Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.

Also filed under

About this page

The document record above — title, authors, date, status, stream, area, relationships, DOI and errata — is imported verbatim from the public RFC Editor index. The “in plain English” section is editorial: written by The metasystema editorial team, not part of the RFC. Where the two differ, the RFC text governs.

Last checked against the RFC Editor index on . RFCs are never revised after publication; changes are issued as new documents.

Data sources · Editorial policy · Report a correction · What is an RFC?

canonical URL: /rfc/6147-dns64-dns-extensions-for-network-address-translation-from-ipv6-clients-to-ipv4-s