RFC 9812: Clarification of IPv6 Address Allocation Policy
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document specifies the approval process for changes to the "IPv6 Address Space" registry. It also updates RFC 7249.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC9812
- Published
- October 2025
- Authors
- B. Carpenter; S. Krishnan; D. Farmer
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- int
- Pages
- 5
- Also known as
- BCP242
- Updates:
- RFC 7249
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