RFC 5494 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009

IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Address Resolution Protocol

Overview

RFC 5494, “IANA Allocation Guidelines for the Address Resolution Protocol”, is a Proposed Standard document published in April 2009 by J. Arkko, C. Pignataro. It updates RFC 826, RFC 951, RFC 1044, RFC 1329, RFC 2131, RFC 2132, RFC 2176, RFC 2225, RFC 2834, RFC 2835, RFC 3315, RFC 4338, RFC 4361, RFC 4701. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies the IANA guidelines for allocating new values in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). This document also reserves some numbers for experimentation purposes. The changes also affect other protocols that employ values from the ARP name spaces. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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