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RFC 7059: A Comparison of IPv6-over-IPv4 Tunnel Mechanisms

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This document provides an overview of various ways to tunnel IPv6 packets over IPv4 networks. It covers mechanisms in current use, touches on several mechanisms that are now only of historic interest, and discusses some newer tunnel mechanisms that are not widely used at the time of publication. The goal of the document is helping people with an IPv6-in-IPv4 tunneling need to select the mechanisms that may apply to them.

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Document ID
RFC7059
Published
November 2013
Authors
S. Steffann; I. van Beijnum; R. van Rein
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
INDEPENDENT
Area
Pages
41
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