RFC 4773 · INFORMATIONAL · 2006
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Administration of the IANA Special Purpose IPv6 Address Block
Overview
RFC 4773, “Administration of the IANA Special Purpose IPv6 Address Block”, is an Informational document published in December 2006 by G. Huston. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6890 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This is a direction to IANA concerning the management of the IANA Special Purpose IPv6 address assignment registry. This memo provides information for 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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