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	Title		: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations 
                          Section in RFCs
	Author(s)	: H. Alvestrand, T. Narten
	Filename	: draft-iesg-iana-considerations-04.txt
	Pages		: 10
	Date		: 22-May-98
	
   Many protocols make use of identifiers consisting of constants and
   other well-known values. Even after a protocol has been defined and
   deployment has begun, new values may need to be assigned (e.g., for 
   a new option type in DHCP, or a new encryption or authentication        
   algorithm for IPSec).  To insure that such quantities have consistent    
   values and interpretations in different implementations, their          
   assignment must be administered by a central authority. For IETF        
   protocols, that role is provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers       
   Authority (IANA).
 
   In order for the IANA to manage a given numbering space prudently, it
   needs guidelines describing the conditions under which new values can
   be assigned. If the IANA is expected to play a role in the management
   of a numbering space, the IANA must be given clear and concise
   instructions describing that role.  This document discusses issues
   that should be considered in formulating an identifier assignment
   policy and provides guidelines to document authors on the specific
   text that must be included in documents that place demands on the
   IANA.

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