FYI. Regards, Thomas Trede -----Original Message----- From: RFC Editor (by way of Bob Hinden <hinden@iprg.nokia.com>) <rfc-ed@ISI.EDU> To: ipng@sunroof.Eng.Sun.COM <ipng@sunroof.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: Dienstag, 8. Dezember 1998 15:51 Subject: (IPng 6865) RFC 2473 on Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6

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RFC 2473:

Title: Generic Packet Tunneling in IPv6 Specification Author(s): A. Conta, S. Deering Status: Proposed Standard Date: December 1998 Mailbox: aconta@lucent.com, deering@cisco.com Pages: 36 Characters: 77956 Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-ipngwg-ipv6-tunnel-08.txt

URL: ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2473.txt

This document defines the model and generic mechanisms for IPv6 encapsulation of Internet packets, such as IPv6 and IPv4. The model and mechanisms can be applied to other protocol packets as well, such as AppleTalk, IPX, CLNP, or others.

This document is a product of the IPNG Working Group of the IETF.

This is now a Proposed Standard protocol.

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