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===RFC standardization=== The first RFC to standardize IPv6 was the {{IETF RFC|1883}} in 1995,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wang |first1=Tao |last2=Gao |first2=Jiaqiong |date=2019-01-01 |title=The Shortcomings of Ipv6 and Upgrade of Ipv4 |journal=International Journal of Advanced Network, Monitoring and Controls |language=en |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=1β9 |doi=10.21307/ijanmc-2019-029|doi-access=free }}</ref> which became obsoleted by {{IETF RFC|2460}} in 1998.<ref name="Rosen kernel networking"/>{{Rp|209}} In July 2017 this RFC was superseded by {{IETF RFC|8200}}, which elevated IPv6 to "Internet Standard" (the highest maturity level for IETF protocols).{{Ref RFC|8200}}
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