IANA-Reserved IPv4 Prefix for Shared Address Space
RFC 6598
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RFC - Best Current Practice
(April 2012; No errata)
Updates RFC 5735
Was draft-weil-shared-transition-space-request (individual in ops area)
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) J. Weil
Request for Comments: 6598 Time Warner Cable
BCP: 153 V. Kuarsingh
Updates: 5735 Rogers Communications
Category: Best Current Practice C. Donley
ISSN: 2070-1721 CableLabs
C. Liljenstolpe
Telstra Corp.
M. Azinger
Frontier Communications
April 2012
IANA-Reserved IPv4 Prefix for Shared Address Space
Abstract
This document requests the allocation of an IPv4 /10 address block to
be used as Shared Address Space to accommodate the needs of Carrier-
Grade NAT (CGN) devices. It is anticipated that Service Providers
will use this Shared Address Space to number the interfaces that
connect CGN devices to Customer Premises Equipment (CPE).
Shared Address Space is distinct from RFC 1918 private address space
because it is intended for use on Service Provider networks.
However, it may be used in a manner similar to RFC 1918 private
address space on routing equipment that is able to do address
translation across router interfaces when the addresses are identical
on two different interfaces. Details are provided in the text of
this document.
This document details the allocation of an additional special-use
IPv4 address block and updates RFC 5735.
Status of This Memo
This memo documents an Internet Best Current Practice.
This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
BCPs is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6598.
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IESG Note
A number of operators have expressed a need for the special-purpose
IPv4 address allocation described by this document. During
deliberations, the IETF community demonstrated very rough consensus
in favor of the allocation.
While operational expedients, including the special-purpose address
allocation described in this document, may help solve a short-term
operational problem, the IESG and the IETF remain committed to the
deployment of IPv6.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (c) 2012 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the
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This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Requirements Language ...........................................3
3. Alternatives to Shared Address Space ............................3
4. Use of Shared CGN Space .........................................4
5. Risk ............................................................5
5.1. Analysis ...................................................5
5.2. Empirical Data .............................................6
6. Security Considerations .........................................7
7. IANA Considerations .............................................8
8. References ......................................................8
8.1. Normative References .......................................8
8.2. Informative References .....................................9
Appendix A. Acknowledgments .......................................10
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RFC 6598 Shared Address Space Request April 2012
1. Introduction
IPv4 address space is nearly exhausted. However, ISPs must continue
to support IPv4 growth until IPv6 is fully deployed. To that end,
many ISPs will deploy a Carrier-Grade NAT (CGN) device, such as that
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