2.2.5.3 AddressCategory

The AddressCategory simple type is an enumeration that specifies the address space to which an entity belongs (such as IP address or IP address range).

   <xs:simpleType name="AddressCategory">
     <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
       <xs:enumeration value="None" />
       <xs:enumeration value="Public" />
       <xs:enumeration value="Private" />
       <xs:enumeration value="GlobalIPv6Unicast" />
     </xs:restriction>
  </xs:simpleType>

The following table describes the various values of this type.

Value

Description

None

Unspecified or an invalid value.

Public

The address category is public address space ([IANA-IPV4]).

Private

The address category is private address space ([RFC1918]).

GlobalIPv6Unicast

The address category is IPv6 global unicast address space ([RFC4291]).