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BCP 9

The BCP subseries collects Best Current Practice documents. A BCP number may cover one or more RFCs that together define a practice or guideline.

8 documents

  • RFC 2026The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3Updated
    October 1996best current practice
  • RFC 5657Guidance on Interoperation and Implementation Reports for Advancement to Draft StandardCurrent
    September 2009best current practice
  • RFC 6410Reducing the Standards Track to Two Maturity LevelsCurrent
    October 2011best current practice
  • RFC 7100Retirement of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" Summary DocumentCurrent
    December 2013best current practice
  • RFC 7127Characterization of Proposed StandardsCurrent
    January 2014best current practice
  • RFC 7475Increasing the Number of Area Directors in an IETF AreaCurrent
    March 2015best current practice
  • RFC 8789IETF Stream Documents Require IETF Rough ConsensusCurrent
    June 2020best current practice
  • RFC 9282Responsibility Change for the RFC SeriesCurrent
    June 2022best current practice

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