The document discusses the RIPE-501 procurement specification for IPv6 networking equipment and an effort to create an updated version. It provides an overview of the RIPE-501, the process of starting it in Slovenia and spreading it globally, and improvements in the proposed new version including additional device types and a single compliance method. It encourages feedback on the draft updated version and provides contact information for comments.

4. RIPE-501 – official RIPE-NCC BCP Stavanger, Norway (2011)