RFC 2050 (rfc2050) - Page 1 of 13
Internet Registry IP Allocation Guidelines
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group K. Hubbard
Request for Comments: 2050 M. Kosters
Obsoletes: 1466 InterNIC
BCP: 12 D. Conrad
Category: Best Current Practice APNIC
D. Karrenberg
RIPE
J. Postel
ISI
November 1996
INTERNET REGISTRY IP ALLOCATION GUIDELINES
Status of this Memo
This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the
Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
improvements. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
IESG Note:
By approving this document as a Best Current Practice,the IESG
asserts its belief that this policy described herein is an accurate
representation of the current practice of the IP address registries
with respect to address assignment. This does not constitute
endorsement or recommendation of this policy by the IESG. The IESG
will reevaluate its approval of this document in December 1997 taking
into consideration the results of the discussions that will be take
place in the IRE Working Group between now and then.
Abstract
This document describes the registry system for the distribution of
globally unique Internet address space and registry operations.
Particularly this document describes the rules and guidelines
governing the distribution of this address space.
This document describes the IP assignment policies currently used by
the Regional Registries to implement the guidelines developed by the
IANA. The guidelines and these policies are subject to revision at
the direction of the IANA. The registry working group (IRE WG) will
be discussing these issues and may provide advice to the IANA about
possible revisions.
This document replaces RFC 1466, with all the guidelines and
procedures updated and modified in the light of experience.
Hubbard, et. al. Best Current Practice