Unmanaged Networks IPv6 Transition Scenarios
RFC 3750
| Document | Type | RFC - Informational (April 2004; No errata) | |
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| Authors | Ronald van der Pol , Christian Huitema , Suresh Satapati , Rob Austein | ||
| Last updated | 2013-03-02 | ||
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Network Working Group C. Huitema
Request for Comments: 3750 Microsoft
Category: Informational R. Austein
ISC
S. Satapati
Cisco Systems, Inc.
R. van der Pol
NLnet Labs
April 2004
Unmanaged Networks IPv6 Transition Scenarios
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This document defines the scenarios in which IPv6 transition
mechanisms are to be used in unmanaged networks. In order to
evaluate the suitability of these mechanisms, we need to define the
scenarios in which these mechanisms have to be used. One specific
scope is the "unmanaged network", which typically corresponds to a
home or small office network. The scenarios are specific to a single
subnet, and are defined in terms of IP connectivity supported by the
gateway and the Internet Service Provider (ISP). We first examine
the generic requirements of four classes of applications: local,
client, peer to peer and server. Then, for each scenario, we infer
transition requirements by analyzing the needs for smooth migration
of applications from IPv4 to IPv6.
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RFC 3750 Unmanaged Networks IPv6 Transition Scenarios April 2004
Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.1. Local Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.2. Client Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.3. Peer-to-Peer Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.4. Server Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Application Requirements of an IPv6 Unmanaged Network. . . . . 6
4.1. Requirements of Local Applications . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4.2. Requirements of Client Applications. . . . . . . . . . . 7
4.2.1. Privacy Requirement of Client Applications . . . 7
4.3. Requirements of Peer-to-Peer Applications. . . . . . . . 8
4.4. Requirements of Server Applications. . . . . . . . . . . 9
5. Stages of IPv6 Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.1. Case A, Host Deployment of IPv6 Applications . . . . . . 10
5.1.1. Application Support in Case A. . . . . . . . . . 10
5.1.2. Addresses and Connectivity in Case A . . . . . . 11
5.1.3. Naming Services in Case A. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2. Case B, IPv6 Connectivity with Provider Support. . . . . 12
5.2.1. Application Support in Case B. . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2.2. Addresses and Connectivity in Case B . . . . . . 13
5.2.3. Naming Services in Case B. . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3. Case C, IPv6 Connectivity without Provider Support . . . 14
5.3.1. Application Support in Case C. . . . . . . . . . 15
5.3.2. Addresses and Connectivity in Case C . . . . . . 15
5.3.3. Naming Services in Case C. . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.4. Case D, ISP Stops Providing Native IPv4 Connectivity . . 15
5.4.1. Application Support in Case D. . . . . . . . . . 16
5.4.2. Addresses and Connectivity in Case D . . . . . . 16
5.4.3. Naming Services in Case D. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6. Security Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.1. Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
8.2. Informative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
9. Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
10. Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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RFC 3750 Unmanaged Networks IPv6 Transition Scenarios April 2004
1. Introduction
In order to evaluate the suitability of transition mechanisms from
IPv4 [RFC791] to IPv6 [RFC2460], we need to define the environment or
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