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# Name Component Type Assignment This document provides reference to the assigned Name Component types as well as reserves the range of types for experimentation purposes. ## Assigned types Type | Assigned value (dec) | Description of the content | Reference ------------|----------------------|----------------------------|----------- Invalid | 0 | Invalid name component type | [NDN Packet spec](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/) ImplicitSha256DigestComponent | 1 | Implicit SHA256 component | [NDN Packet spec](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/) GenericNameComponent | 8 | Generic name component | [NDN Packet spec](http://named-data.net/doc/ndn-tlv/) ## Reserved ranges Types (dec) | Description of the content -------------|------------------------- 0 | Reserved for invalid name component type 2-7, 8-200 | Unassigned (1-byte encoding) 201-252 | For experimental use (1-byte encoding) 253-3200 | Unassigned (3-byte encoding) 3201-32767 | For experimental use (3-byte encoding) **32767+** | **Invalid values (3+-byte encoding)**