RFC 1887 · INFORMATIONAL · 1995
MON · 27 JUL 2026
An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation
Overview
RFC 1887, “An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation”, is an Informational document published in December 1995 by Y. Rekhter, T. Li. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides an architecture for allocating IPv6 [1] unicast addresses in the Internet. This document provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
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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