Understanding the IPv6 Header

References

The following references were cited in this chapter:

• RFC 791 “Internet Protocol”

• RFC 1812 “Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers”

• RFC 2460 “Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6)”

• RFC 2474 “Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field)”

• RFC 2675 “IPv6 Jumbograms”

• RFC 2711 “IPv6 Router Alert Option”

• RFC 3168 “The Addition of Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IP”

• RFC 3697 “IPv6 Flow Label Specification”

• RFC 4301 “Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol”

• RFC 4302 “IP Authentication Header”

• RFC 4303 “IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)”

• RFC 5095 “Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6”

• RFC 6275 “Mobility Support in IPv6”

You can obtain these RFCs from http://www.ietf.org/rfc.html.