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| Network Working Group J. Arkko | Network Working Group J. Arkko | |||
| Internet-Draft Ericsson | Internet-Draft Ericsson | |||
| Updates: 1166 (if approved) M. Cotton | Updates: 1166 (if approved) M. Cotton | |||
| Intended status: Informational L. Vegoda | Intended status: Informational L. Vegoda | |||
| Expires: December 27, 2009 ICANN | Expires: March 25, 2010 ICANN | |||
| June 25, 2009 | September 21, 2009 | |||
| IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation | IPv4 Address Blocks Reserved for Documentation | |||
| draft-iana-ipv4-examples-01 | draft-iana-ipv4-examples-02 | |||
| Status of this Memo | Status of this Memo | |||
| This Internet-Draft is submitted to IETF in full conformance with the | This Internet-Draft is submitted to IETF in full conformance with the | |||
| provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | provisions of BCP 78 and BCP 79. | |||
| Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering | |||
| Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that | |||
| other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- | other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet- | |||
| Drafts. | Drafts. | |||
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| 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." | |||
| The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | The list of current Internet-Drafts can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | http://www.ietf.org/ietf/1id-abstracts.txt. | |||
| The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | The list of Internet-Draft Shadow Directories can be accessed at | |||
| http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | http://www.ietf.org/shadow.html. | |||
| This Internet-Draft will expire on December 27, 2009. | This Internet-Draft will expire on March 25, 2010. | |||
| Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | |||
| Copyright (c) 2009 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the | Copyright (c) 2009 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 in effect on the date of | Provisions Relating to IETF Documents in effect on the date of | |||
| publication of this document (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info). | publication of this document (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info). | |||
| Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights | |||
| skipping to change at page 2, line 17 ¶ | skipping to change at page 2, line 17 ¶ | |||
| 1. Introduction | 1. Introduction | |||
| This document describes three IPv4 address blocks that are provided | This document describes three IPv4 address blocks that are provided | |||
| for use in documentation. The use of designated address ranges for | for use in documentation. The use of designated address ranges for | |||
| documentation and examples reduces the likelihood of conflicts and | documentation and examples reduces the likelihood of conflicts and | |||
| confusion arising from the use of addresses assigned for some other | confusion arising from the use of addresses assigned for some other | |||
| purpose. | purpose. | |||
| [RFC1166] reserves the first of the three address blocks, | [RFC1166] reserves the first of the three address blocks, | |||
| 192.0.2.0/24. The other two address blocks have recently been | 192.0.2.0/24. The other two address blocks have recently been | |||
| allocated for this purpose, to ease the writing of examples involving | allocated for this purpose, primarily to ease the writing of examples | |||
| addresses from multiple networks. | involving addresses from multiple networks. | |||
| Other documentation ranges have been defined in the IETF, including | Other documentation ranges have been defined in the IETF, including | |||
| the IPv6 documentation prefix [RFC3849] and example domain names | the IPv6 documentation prefix [RFC3849] and example domain names | |||
| [RFC2606]. Documentation also makes use of the ranges reserved in | [RFC2606]. Documentation also makes use of the ranges reserved in | |||
| [RFC1918]. | [RFC1918]. | |||
| 2. Terminology | 2. Terminology | |||
| The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", | |||
| "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this | |||
| skipping to change at page 3, line 5 ¶ | skipping to change at page 3, line 5 ¶ | |||
| Addresses within the TEST-NET-1, TEST-NET-2, and TEST-NET-3 blocks | Addresses within the TEST-NET-1, TEST-NET-2, and TEST-NET-3 blocks | |||
| SHOULD NOT appear on the public Internet and are used without any | SHOULD NOT appear on the public Internet and are used without any | |||
| coordination with IANA or an Internet registry [RFC2050]. Network | coordination with IANA or an Internet registry [RFC2050]. Network | |||
| operators SHOULD add these address blocks to the list of non- | operators SHOULD add these address blocks to the list of non- | |||
| routeable address space, and if packet filters are deployed, then | routeable address space, and if packet filters are deployed, then | |||
| this address block SHOULD be added to packet filters. | this address block SHOULD be added to packet filters. | |||
| These blocks are not for local use, and the filters may be used in | These blocks are not for local use, and the filters may be used in | |||
| both local and public contexts. | both local and public contexts. | |||
| 5. Security Considerations | 5. The Status of 128.66.0.0/16 | |||
| Note that 128.66.0.0/16 has been used for some examples in the past. | ||||
| However, this block did not appear in the list of special prefixes in | ||||
| [RFC3330] or its successors, and the block is therefore not reserved | ||||
| for any special purpose. The block can be used for regular address | ||||
| assignments with caution. | ||||
| 6. Security Considerations | ||||
| This document has no security implications. | This document has no security implications. | |||
| 6. IANA Considerations | 7. IANA Considerations | |||
| IANA should record the allocation of the three address blocks in the | IANA should record the allocation of the three address blocks in the | |||
| IPv4 address registry. No end party is to be assigned these | IPv4 address registry. No end party is to be assigned these | |||
| addresses. | addresses. | |||
| 7. References | 8. References | |||
| 7.1. Normative References | 8.1. Normative References | |||
| [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | [RFC2119] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate | |||
| Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997. | |||
| 7.2. Informative References | 8.2. Informative References | |||
| [RFC1166] Kirkpatrick, S., Stahl, M., and M. Recker, "Internet | [RFC1166] Kirkpatrick, S., Stahl, M., and M. Recker, "Internet | |||
| numbers", RFC 1166, July 1990. | numbers", RFC 1166, July 1990. | |||
| [RFC1918] Rekhter, Y., Moskowitz, R., Karrenberg, D., Groot, G., and | [RFC1918] Rekhter, Y., Moskowitz, R., Karrenberg, D., Groot, G., and | |||
| E. Lear, "Address Allocation for Private Internets", | E. Lear, "Address Allocation for Private Internets", | |||
| BCP 5, RFC 1918, February 1996. | BCP 5, RFC 1918, February 1996. | |||
| [RFC2050] Hubbard, K., Kosters, M., Conrad, D., Karrenberg, D., and | [RFC2050] Hubbard, K., Kosters, M., Conrad, D., Karrenberg, D., and | |||
| J. Postel, "INTERNET REGISTRY IP ALLOCATION GUIDELINES", | J. Postel, "INTERNET REGISTRY IP ALLOCATION GUIDELINES", | |||
| BCP 12, RFC 2050, November 1996. | BCP 12, RFC 2050, November 1996. | |||
| [RFC2606] Eastlake, D. and A. Panitz, "Reserved Top Level DNS | [RFC2606] Eastlake, D. and A. Panitz, "Reserved Top Level DNS | |||
| Names", BCP 32, RFC 2606, June 1999. | Names", BCP 32, RFC 2606, June 1999. | |||
| [RFC3330] IANA, "Special-Use IPv4 Addresses", RFC 3330, | ||||
| September 2002. | ||||
| [RFC3849] Huston, G., Lord, A., and P. Smith, "IPv6 Address Prefix | [RFC3849] Huston, G., Lord, A., and P. Smith, "IPv6 Address Prefix | |||
| Reserved for Documentation", RFC 3849, July 2004. | Reserved for Documentation", RFC 3849, July 2004. | |||
| Appendix A. Acknowledgments | Appendix A. Acknowledgments | |||
| The authors would like to offer a special note of thanks to APNIC, | The authors would like to offer a special note of thanks to APNIC, | |||
| which nominated 198.51.100.0/24 and 203.0.113.0/24 for this purpose. | which nominated 198.51.100.0/24 and 203.0.113.0/24 for this purpose. | |||
| The authors would also like to acknowledge that this document | The authors would also like to acknowledge that this document | |||
| inherits material from [RFC3849]. | inherits material from [RFC3849]. | |||
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