Reserved IP addresses#IPv6
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In the Internet addressing architecture, the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) have reserved various Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for special purposes.{{Ref RFC|6890}}
IPv4
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IPv4 designates special usage or applications for various addresses or address blocks:{{Ref RFC|6890}}{{ cite web | url=https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml | title=IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry | website=IANA | date=19 August 2009}}
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IPv6
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IPv6 assigns special uses or applications for various IP addresses:{{Ref RFC|6890}}
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See also
- Bogon filtering
- Martian packet
- Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
- {{section link|Top-level domain|Reserved domains}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry]
- [https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv6-special-registry/iana-ipv6-special-registry.xhtml IANA IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registry]