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RFC 7598: DHCPv6 Options for Configuration of Softwire Address and Port-Mapped Clients

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This document specifies DHCPv6 options, termed Softwire46 options, for the provisioning of Softwire46 Customer Edge (CE) devices. Softwire46 is a collective term used to refer to architectures based on the notion of IPv4 Address plus Port (A+P) for providing IPv4 connectivity across an IPv6 network.

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Document ID
RFC7598
Published
July 2015
Authors
T. Mrugalski; O. Troan; I. Farrer; S. Perreault; W. Dec; C. Bao; L. Yeh; X. Deng
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
18
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Updated by:
RFC 8539

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