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RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification

Summary

RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification is a Request for Comments[1].

Key Facts

  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification authored Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — author (P50): Steve Deering[2].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification authored Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — author (P50): Robert M. Hinden[3].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's instance of is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's publisher is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — publisher (P123): Internet Engineering Task Force[5].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's DOI is recorded as 10.17487/RFC2460[6].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's language of work or name is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — language of work or name (P407): English[7].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's publication date is recorded as +1998-12-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's RfC ID is recorded as 2460[9].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's main subject is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — main subject (P921): IPv6[10].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2460[11].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's work available at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2460.txt[12].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2460.txt[13].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.rfc-editor.org/pdfrfc/rfc2460.txt.pdf[14].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+39'}[15].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's replaces is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — replaces (P1365): RFC 1883: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification[16].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's replaced by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — replaced by (P1366): RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification[17].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's title is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification[18].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 5095: Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6[19].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 5722: Handling of Overlapping IPv6 Fragments[20].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 5871: IANA Allocation Guidelines for the IPv6 Routing Header[21].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 6437: IPv6 Flow Label Specification[22].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 6564: A Uniform Format for IPv6 Extension Headers[23].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 6935: IPv6 and UDP Checksums for Tunneled Packets[24].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 6946: Processing of IPv6 "Atomic" Fragments[25].
  • RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's amended by is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — amended by (P2567): RFC 7045: Transmission and Processing of IPv6 Extension Headers[26].

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Designation and Status

RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification's instance of is recorded as Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification — instance of (P31): Request for Comments[4].

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