Appendix B. IPv6 Resources
This appendix contains all the resources mentioned in the book, for easy reference.
Ethertype Field
Table B-1 lists possible values for the Ethertype number. The complete list can
be found at http://www.iana.org/assignments/ethernet-numbers.
Transmission of IP datagrams over Ethernet is defined in RFC 894 and
RFC 895. The Ethertype for IPv6 is, as the table shows,
86DD.
Table B-1. Ethertype numbers
|
Ethertype (hex) |
Description |
|---|---|
|
0000-05DC |
IEEE802.3 Length field |
|
0000-05DC |
IEEE802.3 Length field |
|
0101-01FF |
Experimental |
|
0200 |
XEROX PUP (see 0A00) |
|
0201 |
PUP Addr Trans (see 0A01) |
|
0400 |
Nixdorf |
|
0600 |
XEROX NS IDP |
|
0660 |
DLOG |
|
0661 |
DLOG |
|
0800 |
Internet IP (IPv4) |
|
0801 |
X.75 Internet |
|
0802 |
NBS Internet |
|
0803 |
ECMA Internet |
|
0804 |
Chaosnet |
|
0805 |
X.25 Level 3 |
|
0806 |
ARP |
|
0807 |
XNS Compatability |
|
0808 |
Frame Relay ARP |
|
081C |
Symbolics Private |
|
0888-088A |
Xyplex |
|
0900 |
Ungermann-Bass net debugr |
|
0A00 |
Xerox IEEE802.3 PUP |
|
0A01 |
PUP Addr Trans |
|
0BAD |
Banyan VINES |
|
0BAE |
VINES Loopback |
|
0BAF |
VINES Echo |
|
1000 |
Berkeley Trailer nego |
|
1001-100F |
Berkeley Trailer encap/IP |
|
1600 |
Valid Systems |
|
4242 |
PCS Basic Block Protocol |
|
5208 |
BBN Simnet |
|
6000 |
DEC Unassigned (Exp.) |
|
6001 |
DEC MOP Dump/Load |
|
6002 |
DEC MOP Remote Console |
|
6003 |
DEC DECNET Phase IV Route |
|
6004 |
DEC LAT |
|
6005 |
DEC Diagnostic Protocol |
|
6006 |
DEC Customer Protocol |
|
6007 |
DEC LAVC, SCA |
|
6008-6009 |
DEC Unassigned |
|
6010-6014 |
3Com Corporation |
|
6558 |
Trans Ether Bridging |
|
6559 |
Raw Frame Relay |
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