A Comparison of IPv6-over-IPv4 Tunnel Mechanisms

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Informational
Pages: 41
Abstract: 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.
Publication Date: 2013-11-01
Status Note: Informational
DOI: 10.17487/RFC7059
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC7059
Author(s): S.J.M. Steffann
Iljitsch van Beijnum
Rick van Rein

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gogo6, "Freenet6: Free and Easy IPv6 Connectivity", < http://www.gogo6.com/freenet6 >. EXTERNAL
SixXS, "Automatic IPv6 Connectivity Client Utility (AICCU)", < http://www.sixxs.net/tools/aiccu/ >. EXTERNAL
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