RFC 1166 · INFORMATIONAL · 1990
TUE · 28 JUL 2026
Internet numbers
Overview
RFC 1166, “Internet numbers”, is an Informational document published in July 1990 by S. Kirkpatrick, M.K. Stahl, M. Recker. It obsoletes RFC 1020, RFC 1062, RFC 1117. It has since been updated by RFC 5737. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo is a status report on the network numbers and autonomous system numbers used in the Internet community.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 1990
- RFC 1165 Network Time Protocol over the OSI Remote Operations Service
- RFC 1167 Thoughts on the National Research and Education Network
- RFC 1164 Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
- RFC 1168 Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services
- RFC 1163 Border Gateway Protocol
- RFC 1169 Explaining the role of GOSIP
- RFC 1162 Connectionless Network Protocol and End System to Intermediate System Management Information Base
- RFC 1161 SNMP over OSI