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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.
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Copyright Notice Copyright Notice
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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.
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[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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