RFC 1367 (rfc1367) - Page 1 of 3
Schedule for IP Address Space Management Guidelines
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Network Working Group C. Topolcic
Request for Comments: 1367 CNRI
October 1992
Schedule for IP Address Space Management Guidelines
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Introduction
This memo suggests a schedule for the implementation of the IP
network number allocation plan described in RFC 1366. This schedule
is meant to support the implementation and deployment of an address
aggregation mechanism for the Internet by proposing an achievable
target for which we can all aim. The timely deployment of that
aggregation mechanism and the IP addressing plan will help the the
size of the Internet router forwarding tables and management of the
IP address space. By doing so, it will help the current Internet
addressing and routing technology operate during the interim period
until the next generation technology is deployed. This interim
solution in no way constrains the selection of the next generation
addressing and routing technology.
This draft schedule was put together by the FNC Engineering and
Planning Group (FEPG) based on the IP addressing plan BOF of the July
1992 IETF meeting, as well as discussions with a number (though, of
course, not all) of knowledgeable and interested parties, including
the IANA and IR. This draft schedule assumes that the address
aggregation mechanism will be available in the Internet by mid-1993.
The activities described in this schedule are the precursors to that
deployment, and will promote the efficient operation of that
mechanism. We feel that our assumptions are realistic and that this
schedule can be met. We encourage its open discussion as we move
toward community consensus.
Please send comments to , or to the
mailing list . To be added to this
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Note that the references below to an addressing plan and to criteria
for regional address registries refer to RFC 1366.
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