Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
This specification has been revised 8 times since RFC 3315 (2003). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current version — implement against this
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 3315Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)ObsoletedJuly 2003proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 3633IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6ObsoletedDecember 2003proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 3736Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6ObsoletedApril 2004proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 4242Information Refresh Time Option for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)ObsoletedNovember 2005proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 7083Modification to Default Values of SOL_MAX_RT and INF_MAX_RTObsoletedNovember 2013proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 7283Handling Unknown DHCPv6 MessagesObsoletedJuly 2014proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 7550Issues and Recommendations with Multiple Stateful DHCPv6 OptionsObsoletedMay 2015proposed standardreplaced by RFC8415
- RFC 8415Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)ObsoletedNovember 2018proposed standardreplaced by RFC9915
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 9915 (January 2026).