IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) RFCs
Did you know that the current version of IP, IPv4, is due for an overhaul? It should be, after all it’s been doing its job since before 1981 when it was enshrined in RFC 791 as a standard. The next generation of IP, IP version 6, is moving forward even though detractors keep saying there’s no need for it.
| Number | Title | More Info (Obs & Upd) | Status |
| RFC1809 | Using the Flow Label Field in IPv6 | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1881 | IPv6 Address Allocation Management | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1883 | Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification | Obsoleted by RFC2460 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1884 | IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture | Obsoleted by RFC2373 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1885 | Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) | Obsoleted by RFC2463 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1886 | DNS Extensions to support IP version 6 | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC1887 | An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1888 | OSI NSAPs and IPv6 | EXPERIMENTAL | |
| RFC1897 | IPv6 Testing Address Allocation | Obsoleted by RFC2471 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| RFC1924 | A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC1933 | Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC1970 | Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6) | Obsoleted by RFC2461 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1971 | IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration | Obsoleted by RFC2462 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1972 | A Method for the Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks | Obsoleted by RFC2464 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC1981 | Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6 | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2019 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets Over FDDI | Obsoleted by RFC2467 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2023 | IP Version 6 over PPP | Obsoleted by RFC2472 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2073 | An IPv6 Provider-Based Unicast Address Format | Obsoleted by RFC2374 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2080 | RIPng for IPv6 | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2133 | Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6 | Obsoleted by RFC2553 | INFORMATIONAL |
| RFC2147 | TCP and UDP over IPv6 Jumbograms | Obsoleted by RFC2675 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2185 | Routing Aspects of IPv6 Transition | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2292 | Advanced Sockets API for IPv6 | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2365 | Administratively Scoped IP Multicast | BEST CURRENT PRACTICE | |
| RFC2374 | An IPv6 Aggregatable Global Unicast Address Format | Obsoletes RFC2073 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2375 | IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2401 | Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol | Obsoletes RFC1825 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2402 | IP Authentication Header | Obsoletes RFC1826 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2406 | IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) | Obsoletes RFC1827 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2428 | FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2450 | Proposed TLA and NLA Assignment Rule | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2452 | IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2454 | IP Version 6 Management Information Base for the User Datagram Protocol | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2460 | Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification | Obsoletes RFC1883 | DRAFT STANDARD |
| RFC2461 | Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6) | Obsoletes RFC1970 | DRAFT STANDARD |
| RFC2462 | IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration | Obsoletes RFC1971 | DRAFT STANDARD |
| RFC2463 | Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification | Obsoletes RFC1885 | DRAFT STANDARD |
| RFC2464 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks | Obsoletes RFC1972 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2465 | Management Information Base for IP Version 6 | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2466 | Management Information Base for IP Version 6 | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2467 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks | Obsoletes RFC2019 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2470 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Token Ring Networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2471 | IPv6 Testing Address Allocation | Obsoletes RFC1897 | EXPERIMENTAL |
| RFC2472 | IP Version 6 over PPP | Obsoletes RFC2023 | PROPOSED STANDARD |
| RFC2473 | Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2474 | Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers | Obsoletes RFC1455, RFC1349 | INFORMATIONAL |
| RFC2491 | IPv6 over Non-Broadcast Multiple Access (NBMA) networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2492 | IPv6 over ATM Networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2497 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets over ARCnet Networks | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2526 | Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2529 | Transmission of IPv6 over IPv4 Domains without Explicit Tunnels | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2545 | Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2546 | 6Bone Routing Practice | INFORMATIONAL | |
| RFC2553 | Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6 | Obsoletes RFC2133 | INFORMATIONAL |
| RFC2590 | Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay | PROPOSED STANDARD | |
| RFC2675 | IPv6 Jumbograms | Obsoletes RFC2147 | PROPOSED STANDARD |