IPv6 Guidance for Internet Content Providers and Application Service Providers
RFC 6883
| Document | Type | RFC - Informational (March 2013; No errata) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Carpenter , Sheng Jiang | ||
| Last updated | 2015-10-14 | ||
| Replaces | draft-carpenter-v6ops-icp-guidance | ||
| Stream | IETF | ||
| Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| Stream | WG state | Submitted to IESG for Publication | |
| Document shepherd | Joel Jaeggli | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2012-10-29) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 6883 (Informational) | |
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| Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
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| Responsible AD | Ron Bonica | ||
| IESG note | Joel Jaeggli (joelja@bogus.com) is the document shepherd. | ||
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) B. Carpenter
Request for Comments: 6883 Univ. of Auckland
Category: Informational S. Jiang
ISSN: 2070-1721 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
March 2013
IPv6 Guidance for Internet Content Providers
and Application Service Providers
Abstract
This document provides guidance and suggestions for Internet Content
Providers and Application Service Providers who wish to offer their
service to both IPv6 and IPv4 customers. Many of the points will
also apply to hosting providers or to any enterprise network
preparing for IPv6 users.
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
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). Not all documents
approved by the IESG are a candidate for any level of Internet
Standard; see 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/rfc6883.
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Carpenter & Jiang Informational [Page 1]
RFC 6883 IPv6 ICP and ASP Guidance March 2013
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................2
2. General Strategy ................................................3
3. Education and Skills ............................................5
4. Arranging IPv6 Connectivity .....................................6
5. IPv6 Infrastructure .............................................7
5.1. Address and Subnet Assignment ..............................7
5.2. Routing ....................................................8
5.3. DNS ........................................................9
6. Load Balancers .................................................10
7. Proxies ........................................................11
8. Servers ........................................................12
8.1. Network Stack .............................................12
8.2. Application Layer .........................................12
8.3. Logging ...................................................13
8.4. Geolocation ...............................................13
9. Coping with Transition Technologies ............................13
10. Content Delivery Networks .....................................15
11. Business Partners .............................................16
12. Possible Complexities .........................................16
13. Operations and Management .....................................17
14. Security Considerations .......................................18
15. Acknowledgements ..............................................20
16. References ....................................................20
16.1. Normative References .....................................20
16.2. Informative References ...................................22
1. Introduction
The deployment of IPv6 [RFC2460] is now in progress, and users
without direct IPv4 access are likely to appear in increasing numbers
in the coming years. Any provider of content or application services
over the Internet will need to arrange for IPv6 access or else risk
losing large numbers of potential users. For users who already have
dual-stack connectivity, direct IPv6 access might provide more
satisfactory performance than indirect access via NAT.
In this document, we often refer to the users of content or
application services as "customers" to clarify the part they play,
but this is not intended to limit the scope to commercial sites.
The time for action is now, while the number of IPv6-only customers
is small, so that appropriate skills, software, and equipment can be
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