RFC 5887 · INFORMATIONAL · 2010

Renumbering Still Needs Work

Overview

RFC 5887, “Renumbering Still Needs Work”, is an Informational document published in May 2010 by B. Carpenter, R. Atkinson, H. Flinck. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document reviews the existing mechanisms for site renumbering for both IPv4 and IPv6, and it identifies operational issues with those mechanisms. It also summarises current technical proposals for additional mechanisms. Finally, there is a gap analysis identifying possible areas for future work. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes.

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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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