Summary of Basic Socket API

• RFC3493: Basic Socket Interface Extensions for IPv6

• Core socket functions and address structures

  • PF_INET/AF_INET -> PF_INET6/AF_INET6
  • in_addr{} -> in6_addr{}
  • sockaddr_in{} -> sockaddr_in6{}

• Protocol independent programming

  • getaddrinfo(), getnameinfo()
    • Protocol independent
    • Scope
  • sockaddr_storage{}
    • Storage for all socket address structures

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