Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) A. Retana
Request for Comments: 6969 Cisco Systems, Inc.
Updates: 5838 D. Cheng
Category: Standards Track Huawei Technologies
ISSN: 2070-1721 July 2013
OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update
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RFC 6969 OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update July 2013
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
[RFC5838] defined the "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry for the purpose of mapping OSPFv3 Instance IDs to different address families. The following table lists the value ranges that were allocated for [RFC5838] and Unassigned.+---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ | Value | Description | Reference | +---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ | 0 | IPv6 unicast AF | [RFC5838] | | 1 - 31 | Base IPv6 Unicast AF dependent on local | [RFC5838] | | | policy | | | 32 | Base IPv6 Multicast | [RFC5838] | | 33-63 | IPv6 Multicast AFs dependent on local | [RFC5838] | | | policy | | | 64 | Base IPv4 Unicast AF | [RFC5838] | | 65-95 | IPv4 Unicast AFs dependent on local policy | [RFC5838] | | 96 | Base IPv4 Multicast | [RFC5838] | | 97-127 | IPv4 Multicast AFs dependent on local | [RFC5838] | | | policy | | | 128-255 | Unassigned | [RFC5838] | +---------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+In some networks, additional OSPFv3 instances may be required to operationally identify specific applications. This need requires a pool of Instance IDs that the operator may locally assign for that purpose.
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RFC 6969 OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update July 2013 2. OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values Registry UpdateThe IANA "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry has been updated so that Instance IDs from 192-255 are Reserved for Private Use [RFC5226]. For the remaining unassigned values (128-191), the registration procedure is Standards Action. The registry now shows:
+--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
| Value | Description | Reference |
+--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
| 128-191 | Unassigned | 192-255 |
| Reserved for Private Use | this document | Private Use [RFC5226] |
+--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
3. IANA Considerations
This document requests the modification of the "OSPFv3 Instance ID Address Family Values" registry as described in Section 2. The reference to [RFC5838] has been removed from the registry for the modified ranges.
4. Security Considerations
This document modifies an IANA registry defined in [RFC5838]. It does not introduce any new security issues.
5. Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Acee Lindem, Stewart Bryant, Nevil Brownlee, Pearl Liang, Ben Campbell, Adrian Farrel, and Richard Barnes for their review and input.
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RFC 6969 OSPFv3 Instance ID Registry Update July 2013 6. References 6.1. Normative References[RFC5226] Narten, T. and H. Alvestrand, "Guidelines for Writing
6.2. Informative References
[OSPF-EMBED] Cheng, D., Boucadair, M., and A. Retana, "Routing for