As per Relevance of the word addresses, we have this rfc below:
Network Working Group E.
Request for Comments: 1814 Merit Network Inc
Category: Informational June 1995
Unique Addresses are
Status of this
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution
this memo is unlimited
The IAB suggests that while RFC 1597 establishes reserved IP
space for the use of private networks which are isolated and
remain isolated from the Internet, any enterprise which
external connectivity to the Internet should apply for a
unique address from an Internet registry or service provider
With the advent of RFC 1466 and RFC 1597 the criteria for
allocation of unique IP numbers and the reservation of unique
numbers have been defined. The IAB and the IANA wish to
guidance to the Internet registries as to the application of
two documents. The author submits this document as an
RFC on behalf of the Internet Architecture Board and the IANA
Guidance to Internet
RFC 1466 lists the criteria to which Internet registries
conform. One of the criteria is that the Internet registry
committed to allocate IP numbers according to the
established by the IANA and the IR. Those guidelines (for Classes A
B, and C addresses) are documented in RFC 1466.
Internet Registries have agreed to comply with the
established by RFC 1466 and therefore, if an organization meets
size requirement for the requested address(es) and submits
engineering plan, the organization has fulfilled the
requirements. The Internet Registry will make the allocation
on the established criteria
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The preconditions defined in RFC 1466 are limited to number of
and subnets as well as an engineering plan. The existence of
address space (RFC 1597) shall not prevent an enterprise
obtaining public address space according to the allocation
(currently, RFC 1466).
An enterprise may be required by a Internet registry to submit
engineering plan documenting a realistic deployment schedule
reasonable attention to conservation of address space to support
size of the enterprise's request for globally unique IP addresses
It is perfectly appropriate for an Internet registry to inform
organization of the provisions of RFC 1597. Any
considering the use of private network numbers should
consider the potential advantages and possible problems as
in RFCs 1597 and 1627.
RFC 1597 establishes reserved IP address space for the use of
networks which are isolated and will remain isolated from
Internet. Thus RFC 1597 documents a way that private enterprises
assure that their networks will remain segregated from the Internet
The addresses designated in RFC 1597 should not be routed by
Internet
Any enterprise with a significantly large number of hosts which
require external connectivity to the Internet at the IP layer
apply for a block of globally unique addresses from an
registry. Enterprises with a small to medium number of hosts
require external connectivity to the Internet at the IP layer
expect to use globally unique addresses for these hosts, assigned
them by their current Internet service provider from its own
addresses, if it has such addresses to distribute
If an enterprise with a small to medium number of hosts
unique IP addresses, and is unable to obtain them under
conditions from a service provider, or has no service provider,
Internet registries are recommended to assign such addresses
conditions with respect to service provider selection.
registries should make clear to the enterprise that when
enterprise decides to connect to the Internet, the assigned
are no guarantee of Internet-wide IP connectivity. In fact,
service providers may require renumbering as a condition
connectivity
Any organization which anticipates having external connectivity
encouraged to apply for a globally unique IP address.
unique addresses are necessary to differentiate between
on the Internet. One must understand, however, that the
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unique address by itself does not necessarily guarantee
connectivity. Individual network service providers may
restrictions on what addresses they will or will not route based
operational limitations
[1] Gerich, E., "Guidelines for Management of IP Address Space",
1466, Merit Network Inc., May 1993.
[2] Rekhter, Y., Moskowitz, B., Karrenberg, D., and G. de Groot
"Address Allocation for Private Internets", RFC 1597, T.J.
Research Center, IBM Corp., Chrysler Corp., RIPE NCC, RIPE NCC
March 1994.
Security
Security issues are not discussed in this memo
Author's
Elise
Merit Network Inc
4251 Plymouth
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: +1 313 764 9430
Fax: +1 313 747 3745
EMail: epg@merit.
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