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RFC 5156: Special-Use IPv6 Addresses

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6890.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 6890 — Special-Purpose IP Address Registries

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document is a compilation of special IPv6 addresses defined in other RFCs. It can be used as a checklist of invalid routing prefixes for developing filtering policies for routes and IP packets. It does not discuss addresses that are assigned to operators and users through the Regional Internet Registries. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Document record

Document ID
RFC5156
Published
April 2008
Authors
M. Blanchet
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
7
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 6890

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3330 (2002)
  2. RFC 4773 (2006)
  3. RFC 5156 (2008)
  4. RFC 5735 (2010)
  5. RFC 5736 (2010)
  6. RFC 6890 (2013) ✓

Read the full history of Special-Purpose IP Address Registries →

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