RFC 1817 (rfc1817) - Page 2 of 2
CIDR and Classful Routing
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RFC 1817 CIDR and Classful Routing August 1995
It is expected that in the near future the IANA will instruct the
Internet Registries to begin allocating IP addresses out of the
former Class A address space (64.0.0.0 through 126.0.0.0). The
allocated blocks are going to be of variable size (based on the
actual sites' requirements). Sites that will use these addresses
will have to support CIDR-capable routing protocols. All the
providers will be required to support CIDR-capable routing protocols
as well. Sites that do not use these addresses would be required to
continue relying on a default route, which in turn may result in a
various degree of suboptimal routing. If a site wants to avoid the
suboptimality (introduced by using default route), the site will need
to transition to CIDR-capable routing protocols.
Security Considerations
Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
Author's Address
Yakov Rekhter
cisco Systems
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
Phone: (914) 528-0090
EMail:
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