Unicast Use of the Formerly Special-Cased 127/8
draft-schoen-intarea-unicast-127-08
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| Authors | Seth David Schoen , John IETF Gilmore , David M. Täht | ||
| Last updated | 2025-12-25 (Latest revision 2025-06-23) | ||
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Abstract
This document redefines the IPv4 local loopback network as consisting only of the 65,536 addresses 127.0.0.0 to 127.0.255.255 (127.0.0.0/16). It asks implementers to make addresses in the prior loopback range 127.1.0.0 to 127.255.255.255 fully usable for unicast use on the Internet.
Authors
Seth David Schoen
John IETF Gilmore
David M. Täht
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