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draft-omar-ipmix



Internet Engineering Task Force                                Khaled Omar
Internet-Draft                                                  The Road
Intended status: Standards Track                            October 20, 2020
Expires: April 20, 2021


            Internet Protocol Mixture (IPmix) Specification
                          draft-omar-ipmix-02

Abstract

   This document specifies the Internet Protocol Mixture (IPmix). a
   solution that allows IPv4-only hosts to communicate with IPv6-only
   hosts and vice versa.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Notational Conventions and Terminology  . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Internet Protocol Mixture (IPmix) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   4.  The Four Types of Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.1.  IPmix: IPv6 Host to IPv4 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
     4.2.  IPmix: IPv4 Host to IPv6 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.3.  IPmix: IPv6 Host to IPv6 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
     4.4.  IPmix: IPv4 Host to IPv4 Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   5.  Advantages of IPmix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   6.  IPmix with DNS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   7.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   8.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   9. Acknowledgements  . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9


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7.  IANA Considerations

   TBC.

8.  Security Considerations

   The security features of IPmix are described in the Security
   Architecture for the Internet Protocol [RFC2401].

9.  Acknowledgements

   The author would like to thank S.  Krishnan, W.  Haddad, L.
   Howard,C.  Huitema, T.  Manderson, JC.  Zuniga, J.  Touch, A.
   Sullivan, , K.  Thomann, S.  Bortzmeyer, J.  Linkova, R.  Bonica,
   F.Baker and T.  Herbert for the useful inputs and discussions about
   IPmix.

10.  References

10.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

   [RFC2401]  Kent, S. and R. Atkinson, "Security Architecture for the
              Internet Protocol", RFC 2401, DOI 10.17487/RFC2401,
              November 1998, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2401>.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
              2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
              May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.

10.2.  Informative References

   [RFC0791]  Postel, J., "Internet Protocol", STD 5, RFC 791,
              DOI 10.17487/RFC0791, September 1981,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc791>.

Author's Address

   Khaled Omar
   The Road
   6th of October City,
   Giza
   Egypt

   Phone: 2 01003620284
   Email: eng.khaled.omar@hotmail.com