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RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

Still current, but amended. Parts of this document are changed or extended by RFC 9673. Read both.

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

This document specifies version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6). It obsoletes RFC 2460.

Document record

Document ID
RFC8200
Published
July 2017
Authors
S. Deering; R. Hinden
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
42
Also known as
STD86
Obsoletes:
RFC 2460
Updated by:
RFC 9673

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Standards lineage

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

  1. RFC 1883 (1995)
  2. RFC 2460 (1998)
  3. RFC 8200 (2017)

Read the full history of Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification →

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