Standards and References#
The following references are applicable to the netaddr library.
RFCs#
The following RFCs have guided netaddr’s feature set and capabilities.
IPv4#
- RFC 791 - Internet Protocol
- RFC 1918 - Address Allocation for Private Internets
- RFC 3330 - Special-Use IPv4 Addresses
- RFC 3927 - Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
Multicast (IPv4)#
- RFC 2365 - Administratively Scoped IP Multicast
- RFC 3171 - IANA IPv4 Multicast Guidelines
- RFC 3927 - Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses
IPv6#
- RFC 3330 - Special-Use IPv4 Addresses
- RFC 4291 - IPv6 Addressing Architecture
- RFC 3306 - Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast
- RFC 3956 - The RP Address in IPv6 Multicast Address
- RFC 3879 - Deprecating Site Local Addresses
- RFC 4193 - Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
- RFC 4941 - Privacy Extensions for Stateless Address
- RFC 1924 - A Compact Representation of IPv6 Addresses
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)#
- RFC 1338 - Supernetting: an Address Assignment and Aggregation Strategy
- RFC 4632 - Classless Inter-domain Routing (CIDR): The Internet Address Assignment and Aggregation Plan
Data Sources#
Data from the following sources is exposed via the netaddr API.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)#
- IEEE Organisation Registry
- OUI (Organisationally Unique Identifier) Registrations
- IAB (Individual Address Block) Registrations