Clarification of IPv6 Address Allocation Policy

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Best Practice
Pages: 5
Abstract: This document specifies the approval process for changes to the "IPv6 Address Space" registry. It also updates RFC 7249.
Publication Date: 2025-10-01
Status Note: Best Current Practice
DOI: 10.17487/RFC9812
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC9812
Author(s): Brian E. Carpenter
Suresh Krishnan
David Farmer

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IETF RFC 4291 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8126 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8200 [Active*]

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IANA, "IPv6 Global Unicast Address Space", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-unicast-address-assignments>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "IPv6 Address Space", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv6-address-space>. EXTERNAL
IANA, "IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Space", <https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv6-special-registry>. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1881 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2860 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7020 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7249 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8729 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9602 [Active*]

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