RFC 9371 · INFORMATIONAL · 2023

Registration Procedures for Private Enterprise Numbers

Overview

RFC 9371, “Registration Procedures for Private Enterprise Numbers”, is an Informational document published in March 2023 by A. Baber, P. Hoffman. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes how Private Enterprise Numbers (PENs) are registered by IANA. It shows how to request a new PEN and how to modify a current PEN. It also gives a brief overview of PEN uses.

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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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