An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
RFC 7849
| Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(May 2016; Errata)
Was draft-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile (individual)
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| Last updated | 2016-05-30 | ||
| Replaces | draft-binet-v6ops-cellular-host-requirements | ||
| Stream | ISE | ||
| Formats | plain text pdf html bibtex | ||
| Reviews | |||
| IETF conflict review | conflict-review-ietf-v6ops-mobile-device-profile | ||
| Stream | ISE state | Published RFC | |
| Consensus Boilerplate | No | ||
| Document shepherd | Adrian Farrel | ||
| Shepherd write-up | Show (last changed 2016-01-12) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | RFC 7849 (Informational) | |
| Telechat date | |||
| Responsible AD | Joel Jaeggli | ||
| Send notices to | irfc-ise@rfc-editor.org, "Nevil Brownlee" <rfc-ise@rfc-editor.org> | ||
| IANA | IANA review state | IANA OK - No Actions Needed | |
| IANA action state | No IANA Actions | ||
Independent Submission D. Binet
Request for Comments: 7849 M. Boucadair
Category: Informational Orange
ISSN: 2070-1721 A. Vizdal
Deutsche Telekom AG
G. Chen
China Mobile
N. Heatley
EE
R. Chandler
eircom | meteor
D. Michaud
Rogers Communications
D. Lopez
Telefonica I+D
W. Haeffner
Vodafone
May 2016
An IPv6 Profile for 3GPP Mobile Devices
Abstract
This document defines a profile that is a superset of the connection
to IPv6 cellular networks defined in the IPv6 for Third Generation
Partnership Project (3GPP) Cellular Hosts document. This document
defines a profile that is a superset of the connections to IPv6
cellular networks defined in "IPv6 for Third Generation Partnership
Project (3GPP) Cellular Hosts" (RFC 7066).
Both mobile hosts and mobile devices with the capability to share
their 3GPP mobile connectivity are in scope.
IESG Note
The consensus-based IETF description of IPv6 functionality for
cellular hosts is described in RFC 7066.
Binet, et al. Informational [Page 1]
RFC 7849 IPv6 Profile for Cellular Devices May 2016
Status of This Memo
This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is
published for informational purposes.
This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any other
RFC stream. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at
its discretion and makes no statement about its value for
implementation or deployment. Documents approved for publication by
the RFC Editor are not 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
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2. Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2. Connectivity Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3. Recommendations for Cellular Devices with LAN Capabilities . 11
4. Advanced Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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RFC 7849 IPv6 Profile for Cellular Devices May 2016
1. Introduction
IPv6 deployment in 3GPP mobile networks is the only viable solution
to the exhaustion of IPv4 addresses in those networks. Several
mobile operators have already deployed IPv6 [RFC2460] or are in the
pre-deployment phase. One of the major hurdles as perceived by some
mobile operators is the lack of availability of working IPv6
implementation in mobile devices (e.g., Section 3.3 of [OECD]).
[RFC7066] lists a set of features to be supported by cellular hosts
to connect to 3GPP mobile networks. In the light of recent IPv6
production deployments, additional features to facilitate IPv6-only
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