Open AccessTransmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Author(s) -
M. Crawford
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
rfc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.17487/rfc2464
Subject(s) - computer network , computer science , ethernet , router , network packet , ipv6 , frame (networking) , ethernet flow control , transmission (telecommunications) , link layer , carrier ethernet , the internet , telecommunications , operating system
This document specifies the frame format for transmission of IPv6packets and the method of forming IPv6 link-local addresses andstatelessly autoconfigured addresses on Ethernet networks. It alsospecifies the content of the Source/Target Link-layer Address optionused in Router Solicitation, Router Advertisement, NeighborSolicitation, Neighbor Advertisement and Redirect messages when thosemessages are transmitted on an Ethernet. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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