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RFC 8929: IPv6 Backbone Router

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This document updates RFCs 6775 and 8505 in order to enable proxy services for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery by Routing Registrars called "Backbone Routers". Backbone Routers are placed along the wireless edge of a backbone and federate multiple wireless links to form a single Multi-Link Subnet (MLSN).

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Document ID
RFC8929
Published
November 2020
Authors
P. Thubert; C.E. Perkins; E. Levy-Abegnoli
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
32
Also known as
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Updates:
RFC 6775, RFC 8505

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