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IP Routed Protocols

Obtaining RFCs and Standards Documents

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Contents

Introduction
Prerequisites
      Requirements
      Components Used
      Conventions
RFCs
      American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
      DoD NIC
Standards Organizations
      ANSI
      ISO
      IEEE
Other Sources for Technical Standards
      Global Engineering Documents
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Introduction

This document provides information to help you obtain Requests for Comments (RFCs), and provides information on standards organizations and other standards sources.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

Conventions

Refer to Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

RFCs

Information about the Internet suite of protocols is contained in documents called RFCs. In order to access RFCs, refer to RFC Data Base leavingcisco.com.

American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

Contact ARIN for domain name registration and IP network number assignment. ARIN is a non-profit organization established for the purpose of administration and registration of Internet Protocol (IP) numbers to the geographical areas previously managed by Network Solutions, Inc. (InterNIC).

Refer to ARIN leavingcisco.com for more information.

In order to contact ARIN, refer to Contact ARIN leavingcisco.com.

DoD NIC

Contact the Department of Defense Network Information Center (DoD NIC) for registry of DoD hosts and domains, and registry of NIPRNET users.

In order to contact DoD NIC, refer to DoD Network Information Center leavingcisco.com.

Standards Organizations

ANSI

Refer to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) leavingcisco.com for information.

In order to contact ANSI, refer to ANSI Customer Service Assistance leavingcisco.com.

ISO

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is a non-governmental worldwide federation of national standards bodies from some 100 countries.

Refer to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) leavingcisco.com for more information.

In order to contact ISO, refer to Contact ISO leavingcisco.com.

IEEE

You can obtain IEEE Standards on-line from IEEE Standards Online leavingcisco.com.

Other Sources for Technical Standards

Global Engineering Documents

Global Engineering Documents is a clearinghouse for frequently requested technical specifications and standards documents. Check the website for information and addresses for countries outside the United States.

Refer to Global Engineering Documents leavingcisco.com for more information.

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Updated: Nov 12, 2006Document ID: 13764