RFC 5887: Renumbering Still Needs Work
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
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.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC5887
- Published
- May 2010
- Authors
- B. Carpenter; R. Atkinson; H. Flinck
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 35
- Also known as
- —
Also filed under
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