IAB/IESG Recommendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to Sites
RFC 3177, “IAB/IESG Recommendations on IPv6 Address Allocations to Sites”, is an Informational document published in September 2001 by IAB, IESG. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6177 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document provides recommendations to the addressing registries (APNIC, ARIN and RIPE-NCC) on policies for assigning IPv6 address blocks to end sites. In particular, it recommends the assignment of /48 in the general case, /64 when it is known that one and only one subnet is needed and /128 when it is absolutely known that one and only one device is connecting.
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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