Early IANA Allocation of Standards Track Code Points
RFC 4020, “Early IANA Allocation of Standards Track Code Points”, is a Best Current Practice document published in March 2005 by K. Kompella, A. Zinin. It has been obsoleted by RFC 7120 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo discusses earlier allocation of code points by IANA as a remedy to the problem created by the "Standards Action" IANA policy for protocols for which, by the IETF process, implementation and deployment experience is desired or required prior to publication. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
What “Best Current Practice” means
Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.
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