Experimental%20Values%20In%20IPv4,%20IPv6,%20ICMPv4,%20ICMPv6,%20UDP%20and%20TCP%20Headers%20draft-fenner-iana-exp-2780-02.txt

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Experimental Values In IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4,
ICMPv6, UDP and TCP Headers draft-fenner-iana-exp
-2780-02.txt

• INT Area Meeting
• IETF 65, Dallas

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Purpose

• Provides specific values for use in experiments
• Discourages hijacking
• Allows coordinated experiments without, or in
  advance of, standards action
• Describes existing experimental allocations

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Experimental Allocations For

• Link-local and scope-relative IPv4 multicast
  addresses
• IPv4 option number and IPv6 option type
• IPv6 ND option formats
• ICMPv4 type numbers
• UDP and TCP system port numbers
• TCP option numbers

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Status

• IETF Last Call completed
• 1-Feb-06 to 1-Mar-06
• In process of resolving IESG discusses
• New values should be available for experimental
  use soon