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Reclassifying ICMPv6 (RFC4443) and DNS Extensions for IPv6 (RFC3596) to Internet Standard
status-change-icmpv6-dns-ipv6-to-internet-standard-01

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Document Status change Reclassifying ICMPv6 (RFC4443) and DNS Extensions for IPv6 (RFC3596) to Internet Standard Snapshot
Last updated 2017-04-13
Moves to Internet Standard RFC3596, RFC4443
State Approved - announcement to be sent
IESG Telechat date (None)
Responsible AD Suresh Krishnan
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status-change-icmpv6-dns-ipv6-to-internet-standard-01
RFC4443 "Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol
Version 6 (IPv6) Specification" currently has an IETF standards status of Draft
Standard, which is now an obsolete status. This status change requests
reclassifying it to Internet Standard.

(1) There are at least two independent interoperating implementations
       with widespread deployment and successful operational experience.

RFC4443 has been widely implemented:
          https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/?o=4

(2) There are no errata against the specification that would cause a
       new implementation to fail to interoperate with deployed ones.
RFC4443 has 4 errata, none of which would cause new interoperability
      problems.

(3) There are no unused features in the specification that greatly
       increase implementation complexity.

There are no unused features.

(4) If the technology required to implement the specification
       requires patented or otherwise controlled technology, then the
       set of implementations must demonstrate at least two independent,
       separate and successful uses of the licensing process.

N/A

RFC3595 "DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6" currently has an IETF
standards status of Draft Standard, which is now an obsolete status. This
status change requests reclassifying it to Internet Standard.

(1) There are at least two independent interoperating implementations
       with widespread deployment and successful operational experience.

RFC3596 has been widely implemented:
          https://www.ipv6ready.org/db/index.php/public/?o=4

(2) There are no errata against the specification that would cause a
       new implementation to fail to interoperate with deployed ones.

There are no errata filed against RFC3596

(3) There are no unused features in the specification that greatly
       increase implementation complexity.

There are no unused features.

(4) If the technology required to implement the specification
       requires patented or otherwise controlled technology, then the
       set of implementations must demonstrate at least two independent,
       separate and successful uses of the licensing process.

N/A