What is RFC 3986?

RFC 3986 URI Generic Syntax January 2005 URI as a reference, consisting of only the authority and path portions of the URI, such as www.w3.org/Addressing/ or simply a DNS registered name on its own.

What does [ RFC 2732] do?

It obsoletes [ RFC2732 ], which introduced syntax for an IPv6 address. It excludes portions of RFC 1738 that defined the specific syntax of individual URI schemes; those portions will be updated as separate documents. The process for registration of new URI schemes is defined separately by [ BCP35 ].

What is the difference between rfc2396 and rfc2732?

This document obsoletes [ RFC2396 ], which merged “Uniform Resource Locators” [ RFC1738] and “Relative Uniform Resource Locators” [ RFC1808] in order to define a single, generic syntax for all URIs. It obsoletes [ RFC2732 ], which introduced syntax for an IPv6 address.

What is a URI reference used for?

URI Reference. URI-reference is used to denote the most common usage of a resource identifier. URI-reference = URI / relative-ref Berners-Lee, et al. Standards Track [Page 25] RFC 3986 URI Generic Syntax January 2005 A URI-reference is either a URI or a relative reference.