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Title : Guidelines for Writing an IANA Considerations Section in RFCs
Author(s) : Michelle Cotton
Barry Leiba
Thomas Narten
Filename : draft-leiba-cotton-iana-5226bis-00.txt
Pages : 36
Date : 2012-07-31
Abstract:
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 (such as for
a new option type in DHCP, or a new encryption or authentication
transform for IPsec). To ensure that such quantities have consistent
values and interpretations across all implementations, their
assignment must be administered by a central authority. For IETF
protocols, that role is provided by the Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority (IANA).
In order for IANA to manage a given namespace prudently, it needs
guidelines describing the conditions under which new values can be
assigned or when modifications to existing values can be made. If
IANA is expected to play a role in the management of a namespace,
IANA must be given clear and concise instructions describing that
role. This document discusses issues that should be considered in
formulating a policy for assigning values to a namespace and provides
guidelines for authors on the specific text that must be included in
documents that place demands on IANA.
This document obsoletes RFC 5226.
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