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- Network Working Group IAB and IESG
- Request for Comments: 1881 December 1995
- Category: Informational
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- IPv6 Address Allocation Management
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- Status of this Memo
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- This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
- does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
- this memo is unlimited.
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- Abstract
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- The IPv6 address space will be managed by the IANA for the good of
- the Internet community, with advice from the IAB and the IESG, by
- delegation to the regional registries.
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- Statement
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- The IPv6 address space must be managed for the good of the Internet
- community. Good management requires at least a small element of
- central authority over the delegation and allocation of the address
- space.
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- The Internet community recognizes the Internet Assigned Numbers
- Authority (IANA) as the appropriate entity to have the responsibility
- for the management of the IPv6 address space.
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- The IANA will rely on the advice of the Internet Architecture Board
- (IAB) and the Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) in the
- management of the IPv6 address space.
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- The IANA will delegate to regional (and other) registries the task of
- making specific address allocations to network service providers and
- other subregional registries. Individuals and organizations may
- obtain address allocations directly from the appropriate regional (or
- other) registry, or from their service provider.
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- Delegation of address space by the IANA is not irrevocable. If, in
- the judgement of the IANA, a registry has seriously mishandled the
- address space delegated to it, the IANA may revoke the delegation,
- with due notice and with due consideration of the operational
- implications. IANA will make every effort in such a case not to
- revoke addresses that are in active use, unless there are
- overwhelming technical reasons for doing so.
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- RFC 1881 IPv6 Address Allocation Management December 1995
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- Any revenues (such as transaction fees) received with respect to the
- IPv6 address space should be used only for expenses related to
- registry activities, and not to subsidize any other activities.
- There will be no charges for the address space itself, only fees to
- recover the registry costs.
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- Any situation in the management of the IPv6 address space that leads
- to monopoly control or predatory practices must be avoided.
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- The IANA will develop a plan for the initial IPv6 address allocation,
- including a provision for the automatic allocation of IPv6 addresses
- to holders of IPv4 addresses. IANA will also develop mediation and
- appeals procedures concerning delegation and revocation.
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- Security Considerations
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- Security issues are not discussed in this memo.
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- Contact Information:
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- Internet Architecture Board
- EMail: <iab@isi.edu>
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- Internet Engineering Steering Group
- EMail: <iesg@cnri.reston.va.us>
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