RFC 2072:Router Renumbering Guide
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... IP addresses visible within the enterprise, since some addresses (e.g., Internet service providers, external business partners) are outside the address space under the control of the enterprise. ...


... to offset the overhead associated with the organization's routing information that Internet Service Providers have to maintain, or both." ...


... registry (e.g., InterNIC, RIPE, or APNIC) or by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). This assignment of a value in the most significant bit ...



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