Time to Remove Filters for Previously Unallocated IPv4 /8s
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چکیده
It has been common for network administrators to filter IP traffic from and BGP prefixes of unallocated IPv4 address space. Now that there are no longer any unallocated IPv4 /8s, this practise is more complicated, fragile, and expensive. Network administrators are advised to remove filters based on the registration status of the address space. This document explains why any remaining packet and BGP prefix filters for unallocated IPv4 /8s should now be removed on border routers and documents those IPv4 unicast prefixes that should not be routed across the public Internet. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at include Simplified BSD License text as described in Section 4.e of the Trust Legal Provisions and are provided without warranty as described in the Simplified BSD License.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- RFC
دوره 6441 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011