BCP 242, RFC 9812 on Clarification of IPv6 Address Allocation Policy

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        BCP 242        
        RFC 9812

        Title:      Clarification of IPv6 Address Allocation 
                    Policy 
        Author:     B. Carpenter,
                    S. Krishnan,
                    D. Farmer
        Status:     Best Current Practice
        Stream:     IETF
        Date:       October 2025
        Mailbox:    brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com,
                    suresh.krishnan@gmail.com,
                    farmer@umn.edu
        Pages:      5
        Updates:    RFC 7249
        See Also:   BCP 242

        I-D Tag:    draft-ietf-6man-addr-assign-05.txt

        URL:        https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc9812

        DOI:        10.17487/RFC9812

This document specifies the approval process for changes to the "IPv6
Address Space" registry. It also updates RFC 7249.

This document is a product of the IPv6 Maintenance Working Group of the IETF.


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