RFC 4007 - IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture

Status: Standards Track
Date: March 2005
Authors: Stephen E. Deering (Cisco Systems), Brian Haberman (Johns Hopkins University), Tatuya Jinmei (Toshiba), Erik Nordmark (Sun Microsystems), Brian D. Zill (Microsoft)

Abstract

This document specifies the architectural characteristics, expected behavior, textual representation, and usage of IPv6 addresses of different scopes. According to a decision in the IPv6 working group, this document intentionally avoids the syntax and usage of unicast site-local addresses.

Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Definitions
• 3. Basic Terminology
• 4. Address Scope
• 5. Scope Zones
• 6. Zone Indices
• 7. Sending Packets
• 8. Receiving Packets
• 9. Forwarding
• 10. Routing
• 11. Textual Representation
  • 11.1 Non-Global Addresses
  • 11.2 The <zone_id> Part
  • 11.3 Examples
  • 11.4 Usage Examples
  • 11.5 Related API
  • 11.6 Omitting Zone Indices
  • 11.7 Combinations of Delimiter Characters
• 12. Security Considerations
• 13. Contributors
• 14. Acknowledgements
• 15. References
  • 15.1 Normative References
  • 15.2 Informative References
• Authors' Addresses
• Full Copyright Statement