RFC 6724: default address selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
RFC 6724: default address selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
This document describes two algorithms, one for source address selection and one for destination address selection. The algorithms specify default behavior for all Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) implementations. They do not override choices made by applications or upper-layer protocols, nor do they preclude the development of more advanced mechanisms for address selection. The two algorithms share a common context, including an optional mechanism for allowing administrators to provide policy that can override the default behavior. In dual-stack implementations, the destination address selection algorithm can consider both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses -- depending on the available source addresses, the algorithm might prefer IPv6 addresses over IPv4 addresses, or vice versa.
Chown, Tim
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Thaler, Dave
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Draves, Richard
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Matsumoto, Arifumi
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September 2012
Chown, Tim
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Thaler, Dave
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Draves, Richard
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Matsumoto, Arifumi
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Chown, Tim, Thaler, Dave, Draves, Richard and Matsumoto, Arifumi
(2012)
RFC 6724: default address selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC.
Abstract
This document describes two algorithms, one for source address selection and one for destination address selection. The algorithms specify default behavior for all Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) implementations. They do not override choices made by applications or upper-layer protocols, nor do they preclude the development of more advanced mechanisms for address selection. The two algorithms share a common context, including an optional mechanism for allowing administrators to provide policy that can override the default behavior. In dual-stack implementations, the destination address selection algorithm can consider both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses -- depending on the available source addresses, the algorithm might prefer IPv6 addresses over IPv4 addresses, or vice versa.
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Published date: September 2012
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Web & Internet Science
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Local EPrints ID: 346656
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/346656
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Tim Chown
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Dave Thaler
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Richard Draves
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Arifumi Matsumoto
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