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| Network Working Group M. Cotton | Network Working Group M. Cotton | |||
| Internet-Draft L. Vegoda | Internet-Draft L. Vegoda | |||
| Obsoletes: 5156, 5735 Internet Corporation for | Obsoletes: 5156, 5735 Internet Corporation for | |||
| (if approved) Assigned Names and Numbers | (if approved) Assigned Names and Numbers | |||
| Updates: 4773,5736 (if approved) R. Bonica, Ed. | Updates: 4773,5736 (if approved) R. Bonica, Ed. | |||
| Intended status: BCP Juniper Networks | Intended status: BCP Juniper Networks | |||
| Expires: March 31, 2013 B. Haberman | Expires: April 1, 2013 B. Haberman | |||
| Johns Hopkins University Applied | Johns Hopkins University Applied | |||
| Physics Lab | Physics Lab | |||
| September 27, 2012 | September 28, 2012 | |||
| Special-Purpose Address Registries | Special-Purpose Address Registries | |||
| draft-bonica-special-purpose-01 | draft-bonica-special-purpose-02 | |||
| Abstract | Abstract | |||
| This memo instructs IANA to restructure its IPv4 and IPv6 Special- | This memo instructs IANA to restructure its IPv4 and IPv6 Special- | |||
| Purpose Address Registries. Upon restructuring, the aforementioned | Purpose Address Registries. Upon restructuring, the aforementioned | |||
| registries will record all special-purpose address blocks, | registries will record all special-purpose address blocks, | |||
| maintaining a common set of information regarding each address block. | maintaining a common set of information regarding each address block. | |||
| This memo updates RFC 5736 and RFC 4773, which define the current | This memo updates RFC 5736 and RFC 4773, which define the current | |||
| structure of the IPv4 and IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registries. | structure of the IPv4 and IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registries. | |||
| skipping to change at page 1, line 46 ¶ | skipping to change at page 1, line 46 ¶ | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | Task Force (IETF). Note that other groups may also distribute | |||
| working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | working documents as Internet-Drafts. The list of current Internet- | |||
| Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | Drafts is at http://datatracker.ietf.org/drafts/current/. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months | |||
| and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any | |||
| time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference | |||
| material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | material or to cite them other than as "work in progress." | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on March 31, 2013. | This Internet-Draft will expire on April 1, 2013. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | |||
| document authors. All rights reserved. | document authors. All rights reserved. | |||
| This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal | |||
| Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents | |||
| (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document. Please review these documents | publication of this document. Please review these documents | |||
| carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 26 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 26 ¶ | |||
| Table of Contents | Table of Contents | |||
| 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 | |||
| 2. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2.1. Information Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | 2.1. Information Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 | |||
| 2.2. IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry Entries . . . . . . 5 | 2.2. IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry Entries . . . . . . 5 | |||
| 2.3. IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registry Entries . . . . . . 11 | 2.3. IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registry Entries . . . . . . 11 | |||
| 3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | 3. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 | |||
| 4. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 4. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| 5. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | 5. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | |||
| 5.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | ||||
| 5.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 | ||||
| Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| In order to support new protocols and practices, the IETF | In order to support new protocols and practices, the IETF | |||
| occasionally reserves an address block a for special purpose. For | occasionally reserves an address block a for special purpose. For | |||
| example, [RFC1122] reserves an IPv4 address block (0.0.0.0/8) to | example, [RFC1122] reserves an IPv4 address block (0.0.0.0/8) to | |||
| represent the local (i.e., "this") network. Likewise, [RFC4291] | represent the local (i.e., "this") network. Likewise, [RFC4291] | |||
| reserves an IPv6 address block (fe80::/10) to represent link-scoped | reserves an IPv6 address block (fe80::/10) to represent link-scoped | |||
| unicast addresses. | unicast addresses. | |||
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| | Allocation Date | February 2006 | | | Allocation Date | February 2006 | | |||
| | Termination Date | N/A | | | Termination Date | N/A | | |||
| | Source | False | | | Source | False | | |||
| | Destination | True | | | Destination | True | | |||
| | Routable | True | | | Routable | True | | |||
| | Global | N/A | | | Global | N/A | | |||
| +------------------+---------------+ | +------------------+---------------+ | |||
| Table 30: Multicast | Table 30: Multicast | |||
| [5] See [RFC4007] for global scoping for details | [5] See [RFC4007] for global scoping details | |||
| 3. Security Considerations | 3. Security Considerations | |||
| Security of the Internet's routing system relies on the ability to | Security of the Internet's routing system relies on the ability to | |||
| authenticate an assertion of unique control of an address block. | authenticate an assertion of unique control of an address block. | |||
| Measures to authenticate such assertions rely on validation that the | Measures to authenticate such assertions rely on validation that the | |||
| address block forms part of an existing allocated address block, and | address block forms part of an existing allocated address block, and | |||
| that there is a trustable and unique reference in the IANA address | that there is a trustable and unique reference in the IANA address | |||
| registries. | registries. | |||
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| parseable, and also the use of file signatures and associated | parseable, and also the use of file signatures and associated | |||
| certificate mechanisms to allow applications to confirm that the | certificate mechanisms to allow applications to confirm that the | |||
| registry contents are current, and that they have been published by | registry contents are current, and that they have been published by | |||
| the IANA. | the IANA. | |||
| 4. Acknowledgements | 4. Acknowledgements | |||
| The authors would like to acknowledge an anonymous donor, without | The authors would like to acknowledge an anonymous donor, without | |||
| whom this document would not have been written. | whom this document would not have been written. | |||
| 5. References | 5. Informative References | |||
| 5.1. Normative References | ||||
| [RFC4773] Huston, G., "Administration of the IANA Special Purpose | ||||
| IPv6 Address Block", RFC 4773, December 2006. | ||||
| [RFC5156] Blanchet, M., "Special-Use IPv6 Addresses", RFC 5156, | ||||
| April 2008. | ||||
| [RFC5735] Cotton, M. and L. Vegoda, "Special Use IPv4 Addresses", | ||||
| BCP 153, RFC 5735, January 2010. | ||||
| [RFC5736] Huston, G., Cotton, M., and L. Vegoda, "IANA IPv4 Special | ||||
| Purpose Address Registry", RFC 5736, January 2010. | ||||
| 5.2. Informative References | ||||
| [RFC0919] Mogul, J., "Broadcasting Internet Datagrams", STD 5, | [RFC0919] Mogul, J., "Broadcasting Internet Datagrams", STD 5, | |||
| RFC 919, October 1984. | RFC 919, October 1984. | |||
| [RFC1112] Deering, S., "Host extensions for IP multicasting", STD 5, | [RFC1112] Deering, S., "Host extensions for IP multicasting", STD 5, | |||
| RFC 1112, August 1989. | RFC 1112, August 1989. | |||
| [RFC1122] Braden, R., "Requirements for Internet Hosts - | [RFC1122] Braden, R., "Requirements for Internet Hosts - | |||
| Communication Layers", STD 3, RFC 1122, October 1989. | Communication Layers", STD 3, RFC 1122, October 1989. | |||
| skipping to change at page 18, line 38 ¶ | skipping to change at page 18, line 21 ¶ | |||
| [RFC4193] Hinden, R. and B. Haberman, "Unique Local IPv6 Unicast | [RFC4193] Hinden, R. and B. Haberman, "Unique Local IPv6 Unicast | |||
| Addresses", RFC 4193, October 2005. | Addresses", RFC 4193, October 2005. | |||
| [RFC4291] Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing | [RFC4291] Hinden, R. and S. Deering, "IP Version 6 Addressing | |||
| Architecture", RFC 4291, February 2006. | Architecture", RFC 4291, February 2006. | |||
| [RFC4380] Huitema, C., "Teredo: Tunneling IPv6 over UDP through | [RFC4380] Huitema, C., "Teredo: Tunneling IPv6 over UDP through | |||
| Network Address Translations (NATs)", RFC 4380, | Network Address Translations (NATs)", RFC 4380, | |||
| February 2006. | February 2006. | |||
| [RFC4773] Huston, G., "Administration of the IANA Special Purpose | ||||
| IPv6 Address Block", RFC 4773, December 2006. | ||||
| [RFC4843] Nikander, P., Laganier, J., and F. Dupont, "An IPv6 Prefix | [RFC4843] Nikander, P., Laganier, J., and F. Dupont, "An IPv6 Prefix | |||
| for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers | for Overlay Routable Cryptographic Hash Identifiers | |||
| (ORCHID)", RFC 4843, April 2007. | (ORCHID)", RFC 4843, April 2007. | |||
| [RFC5156] Blanchet, M., "Special-Use IPv6 Addresses", RFC 5156, | ||||
| April 2008. | ||||
| [RFC5180] Popoviciu, C., Hamza, A., Van de Velde, G., and D. | [RFC5180] Popoviciu, C., Hamza, A., Van de Velde, G., and D. | |||
| Dugatkin, "IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology for Network | Dugatkin, "IPv6 Benchmarking Methodology for Network | |||
| Interconnect Devices", RFC 5180, May 2008. | Interconnect Devices", RFC 5180, May 2008. | |||
| [RFC5735] Cotton, M. and L. Vegoda, "Special Use IPv4 Addresses", | ||||
| BCP 153, RFC 5735, January 2010. | ||||
| [RFC5736] Huston, G., Cotton, M., and L. Vegoda, "IANA IPv4 Special | ||||
| Purpose Address Registry", RFC 5736, January 2010. | ||||
| [RFC5737] Arkko, J., Cotton, M., and L. Vegoda, "IPv4 Address Blocks | [RFC5737] Arkko, J., Cotton, M., and L. Vegoda, "IPv4 Address Blocks | |||
| Reserved for Documentation", RFC 5737, January 2010. | Reserved for Documentation", RFC 5737, January 2010. | |||
| [RFC5771] Cotton, M., Vegoda, L., and D. Meyer, "IANA Guidelines for | [RFC5771] Cotton, M., Vegoda, L., and D. Meyer, "IANA Guidelines for | |||
| IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments", BCP 51, RFC 5771, | IPv4 Multicast Address Assignments", BCP 51, RFC 5771, | |||
| March 2010. | March 2010. | |||
| [RFC6333] Durand, A., Droms, R., Woodyatt, J., and Y. Lee, "Dual- | [RFC6333] Durand, A., Droms, R., Woodyatt, J., and Y. Lee, "Dual- | |||
| Stack Lite Broadband Deployments Following IPv4 | Stack Lite Broadband Deployments Following IPv4 | |||
| Exhaustion", RFC 6333, August 2011. | Exhaustion", RFC 6333, August 2011. | |||
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