IPv6 Subnet Model: The Relationship between Links and Subnet Prefixes

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 11
Abstract: IPv6 specifies a model of a subnet that is different than the IPv4 subnet model. The subtlety of the differences has resulted in incorrect implementations that do not interoperate. This document spells out the most important difference: that an IPv6 address isn't automatically associated with an IPv6 on-link prefix. This document also updates (partially due to security concerns caused by incorrect implementations) a part of the definition of "on-link" from RFC 4861. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5942
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5942
Author(s): Hemant Singh
Wes Beebee
Erik Nordmark

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
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IETF RFC 950 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1122 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2461 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3315 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3756 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4291 [Active*]
RFC4388 — RFC4388 EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 4632 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4862 [Active*]
RFC4903 — Multilink EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 4943 [Active*]

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