2434: Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs.

HTML TXT PS PDF
Many protocols make use of identifiers consisting of constants and other well-known values. Even after a protocol has been defined and deployment has begun, new values may need to be assigned (e.g., for a new option type in DHCP, or a new encryption or authentication algorithm for IPSec). To insure that such quantities have consistent values and interpretations in different implementations, their assignment must be administered by a central authority. For IETF protocols, that role is provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).
Status BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Format TXT=25092 bytes
Also ['BCP0026']
Authors H. Alvestrand
Date October 1998
Keyphrases IANA RFC assigned assignments

Updated by

References

Referenced by