IPv6 Addressing of IPv4/IPv6 Translators
RFC 6052
| Document | Type |
RFC - Proposed Standard
(October 2010; No errata)
Updates RFC 4291
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|---|---|---|---|
| Last updated | 2020-07-29 | ||
| Replaces | draft-ietf-behave-translator-addressing | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
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| Stream | WG state | (None) | |
| Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 6052 (Proposed Standard) | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
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| Responsible AD | David Harrington | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) C. Bao
Request for Comments: 6052 CERNET Center/Tsinghua University
Updates: 4291 C. Huitema
Category: Standards Track Microsoft Corporation
ISSN: 2070-1721 M. Bagnulo
UC3M
M. Boucadair
France Telecom
X. Li
CERNET Center/Tsinghua University
October 2010
IPv6 Addressing of IPv4/IPv6 Translators
Abstract
This document discusses the algorithmic translation of an IPv6
address to a corresponding IPv4 address, and vice versa, using only
statically configured information. It defines a well-known prefix
for use in algorithmic translations, while allowing organizations to
also use network-specific prefixes when appropriate. Algorithmic
translation is used in IPv4/IPv6 translators, as well as other types
of proxies and gateways (e.g., for DNS) used in IPv4/IPv6 scenarios.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6052.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Applicability Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2. Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.3. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. IPv4-Embedded IPv6 Address Prefix and Format . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1. Well-Known Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2. IPv4-Embedded IPv6 Address Format . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3. Address Translation Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4. Text Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Deployment Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1. Restrictions on the Use of the Well-Known Prefix . . . . . 8
3.2. Impact on Inter-Domain Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.3. Choice of Prefix for Stateless Translation Deployments . . 9
3.4. Choice of Prefix for Stateful Translation Deployments . . 11
4. Design Choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.1. Choice of Suffix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2. Choice of the Well-Known Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.1. Protection against Spoofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.2. Secure Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3. Firewall Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
8. Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
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1. Introduction
This document is part of a series of IPv4/IPv6 translation documents.
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