RFC 9915: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

This document specifies the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6), an extensible mechanism for configuring nodes with network configuration…

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Outgoing relationships (50 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 8415: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 8174: Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC 2119 Key Words
Normative reference — RFC 1035: Domain names - implementation and specification
Normative reference — RFC 4291: IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 768: User Datagram Protocol
Normative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Normative reference — RFC 8200: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
Normative reference — RFC 7227: Guidelines for Creating New DHCPv6 Options
Normative reference — RFC 6221: Lightweight DHCPv6 Relay Agent
Normative reference — RFC 6355: Definition of the UUID-Based DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID-UUID)
Normative reference — RFC 7934: Host Address Availability Recommendations
Normative reference — RFC 8213: Security of Messages Exchanged between Servers and Relay Agents
Informative reference — RFC 3629: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Informative reference — RFC 2131: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5905: Network Time Protocol Version 4: Protocol and Algorithms Specification
Informative reference — RFC 4193: Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 3162: RADIUS and IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 3646: DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informative reference — RFC 7136: Significance of IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informative reference — RFC 7721: Security and Privacy Considerations for IPv6 Address Generation Mechanisms
Informative reference — RFC 7084: Basic Requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge Routers
Informative reference — RFC 4704: The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) Client Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Option
Informative reference — RFC 7844: Anonymity Profiles for DHCP Clients
Informative reference — RFC 3290: An Informal Management Model for Diffserv Routers
Informative reference — RFC 5007: DHCPv6 Leasequery
Informative reference — RFC 6059: Simple Procedures for Detecting Network Attachment in IPv6
Informative reference — RFC 7368: IPv6 Home Networking Architecture Principles
Informative reference — RFC 7707: Network Reconnaissance in IPv6 Networks
Informative reference — RFC 5612: Enterprise Number for Documentation Use
Informative reference — RFC 5453: Reserved IPv6 Interface Identifiers
Informative reference — RFC 7610: DHCPv6-Shield: Protecting against Rogue DHCPv6 Servers
Informative reference — RFC 7824: Privacy Considerations for DHCPv6
Informative reference — RFC 6603: Prefix Exclude Option for DHCPv6-based Prefix Delegation
Informative reference — RFC 7341: DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 (DHCP 4o6) Transport
Informative reference — RFC 7598: DHCPv6 Options for Configuration of Softwire Address and Port-Mapped Clients
Informative reference — RFC 6879: IPv6 Enterprise Network Renumbering Scenarios, Considerations, and Methods
Informative reference — RFC 7513: Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI) Solution for DHCP
Informative reference — RFC 4943: IPv6 Neighbor Discovery On-Link Assumption Considered Harmful
Informative reference — RFC 4957: Link-Layer Event Notifications for Detecting Network Attachments
Informative reference — RFC 6422: Relay-Supplied DHCP Options
Informative reference — RFC 3769: Requirements for IPv6 Prefix Delegation
Informative reference — RFC 6939: Client Link-Layer Address Option in DHCPv6
Informative reference — RFC 7969: Customizing DHCP Configuration on the Basis of Network Topology
Informative reference — RFC 4477: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): IPv4 and IPv6 Dual-Stack Issues
Informative reference — RFC 4994: DHCPv6 Relay Agent Echo Request Option
Informative reference — RFC 5908: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server Option for DHCPv6
Informative reference — RFC 7943: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers (IIDs) with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

Incoming relationships (3 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 9928: DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 with Relay Agent Support
Normatively referenced by — RFC 10038: Distributing the Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6) Locator Using DHCPv6
Informatively referenced by — RFC 10001: Operational Guidelines for DNS Transport in Mixed IPv4/IPv6 Environments