RFC-8200

Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

Next-generation network-layer protocol with 128-bit addressing, simplified headers, built-in IPsec support, and stateless autoconfiguration. Mandatory for new deployments in many government and telecom networks as IPv4 address space is exhausted.

Document
RFC 8200 (2017)
URL
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8200
Label
Standard
Keywords
IPv6 128-bit addressing autoconfiguration IPsec network layer next-generation IP internet protocol

Domain: Network Protocols · Standard