RFC 4038
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RFC 4038 is an IETF document that provides guidance and considerations for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in existing network environments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 4038 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6417956 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 4038 Context triple: [RFC 6052, updates, RFC 4038]
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A.
RFC 4380
RFC 4380 is an IETF standard that specifies the Teredo protocol for providing IPv6 connectivity to nodes located behind IPv4 network address translators (NATs).
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B.
RFC 4033
RFC 4033 is an Internet standard that specifies the security extensions for the Domain Name System (DNSSEC), defining mechanisms for authenticating DNS data.
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C.
RFC 3948
RFC 3948 is an IETF standard that specifies how to encapsulate IPsec ESP packets over UDP to enable IPsec traversal through NAT devices.
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D.
RFC 4034
RFC 4034 is an Internet standards document that specifies the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) resource records and their formats used to provide authentication and integrity for DNS data.
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E.
RFC 3980
RFC 3980 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that previously specified aspects of the iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) protocol before being superseded by RFC 7143.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 4038 Target entity description: RFC 4038 is an IETF document that provides guidance and considerations for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in existing network environments.
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A.
RFC 4380
RFC 4380 is an IETF standard that specifies the Teredo protocol for providing IPv6 connectivity to nodes located behind IPv4 network address translators (NATs).
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B.
RFC 4033
RFC 4033 is an Internet standard that specifies the security extensions for the Domain Name System (DNSSEC), defining mechanisms for authenticating DNS data.
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C.
RFC 3948
RFC 3948 is an IETF standard that specifies how to encapsulate IPsec ESP packets over UDP to enable IPsec traversal through NAT devices.
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D.
RFC 4034
RFC 4034 is an Internet standards document that specifies the DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) resource records and their formats used to provide authentication and integrity for DNS data.
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E.
RFC 3980
RFC 3980 is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) document that previously specified aspects of the iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) protocol before being superseded by RFC 7143.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IETF standard-track document
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ |
| addresses |
DNS considerations for IPv6 transition
ⓘ
linked to:
DNS64
NAT and IPv6 transition implications ⓘ address selection issues ⓘ coexistence of IPv4 and IPv6 ⓘ dual-stack deployment issues ⓘ security considerations in IPv6 transition ⓘ transition mechanisms impact on applications ⓘ |
| area | Applications Area ⓘ |
| BCPNumber | 110 ⓘ |
| category | Best Current Practice ⓘ |
| documentType | technical specification ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
IPv4 to IPv6 transition
ⓘ
IPv6 deployment in existing networks ⓘ application-level transition issues ⓘ |
| hasURI | https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4038 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
application developers
ⓘ
network operators ⓘ system architects ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| obsoletedBy | none ⓘ |
| obsoletes | none ⓘ |
| partOf | IPv6 operations (v6ops) documents ⓘ |
| provides |
considerations for application developers during IPv6 transition
ⓘ
considerations for network operators during IPv6 transition ⓘ guidance for IPv6 transition in existing network environments ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| publisher | RFC Editor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IPv4
ⓘ
IPv6 ⓘ IPv6 transition mechanisms ⓘ network applications ⓘ |
| RFCNumber | 4038 ⓘ |
| series |
RFC
ⓘ
linked to:
RFCs
|
| standardizes | best current practices for application aspects of IPv6 transition ⓘ |
| status | Best Current Practice ⓘ |
| stream |
IETF
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet Engineering Task Force
|
| subject |
Internet architecture evolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Internet architecture
Internet protocol transition ⓘ network protocol deployment ⓘ |
| title | Application Aspects of IPv6 Transition ⓘ |
| updatedBy | none ⓘ |
| updates | none ⓘ |
| workingGroup |
v6ops
ⓘ
linked to:
IPv6 Maintenance Working Group
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 4038 Description of subject: RFC 4038 is an IETF document that provides guidance and considerations for the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 in existing network environments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.