RFC 5952

A Recommendation for IPv6 Address Text Representation, August 2010

File formats:
icon for text file icon for PDF icon for HTML icon for inline errata
Status:
PROPOSED STANDARD
Updates:
RFC 4291
Authors:
S. Kawamura
M. Kawashima
Stream:
IETF
Source:
6man (int)

Cite this RFC: TXT  |  XML  |   BibTeX

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5952

Discuss this RFC: Send questions or comments to the mailing list ipv6@ietf.org

Other actions: View Errata  |  Submit Errata  |  Find IPR Disclosures from the IETF  |  View History of RFC 5952


Abstract

As IPv6 deployment increases, there will be a dramatic increase in the need to use IPv6 addresses in text. While the IPv6 address architecture in Section 2.2 of RFC 4291 describes a flexible model for text representation of an IPv6 address, this flexibility has been causing problems for operators, system engineers, and users. This document defines a canonical textual representation format. It does not define a format for internal storage, such as within an application or database. It is expected that the canonical format will be followed by humans and systems when representing IPv6 addresses as text, but all implementations must accept and be able to handle any legitimate RFC 4291 format. [STANDARDS-TRACK]


For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.




Advanced Search