RFC 6340 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2011
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Textual Conventions for the Representation of Floating-Point Numbers
Overview
RFC 6340, “Textual Conventions for the Representation of Floating-Point Numbers”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2011 by R. Presuhn. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines a Management Information Base (MIB) module containing textual conventions (TCs) to represent floating-point numbers. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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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