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Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
RFC 2460

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Date By Action
2026-05-20
(System) Changed metadata: changed keywords to '['IPV6', 'internet', 'protocol', 'next', 'generation', 'ipng']' from '[]'
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2026-05-20
(System) Changed author "R. Hinden": changed name from "Bob Hinden" to "R. Hinden", cleared country (was "USA"), changed order from "-1" to "2"
2026-05-20
(System)
Changed author "S. Deering": changed name from "Steve Deering" to "S. Deering", changed affiliation from "Nokia" to "Cisco", cleared country (was "USA"), changed order from …
Changed author "S. Deering": changed name from "Steve Deering" to "S. Deering", changed affiliation from "Nokia" to "Cisco", cleared country (was "USA"), changed order from "0" to "1"
2026-05-20
(System) Metadata update from RFC Editor
2017-05-16
(System) Changed document authors from "Steve Deering" to "Steve Deering, Robert Hinden"
1998-12-01
(System) RFC published