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RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 8415.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 9915 — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCP) enables DHCP servers to pass configuration parameters such as IPv6 network addresses to IPv6 nodes. It offers the capability of automatic allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configuration flexibility. This protocol is a stateful counterpart to 'IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration' (RFC2462), and can be used separately or concurrently with the latter to obtain configuration parameters

Document record

Document ID
RFC3315
Published
July 2003
Authors
R. Droms; J. Bound; B. Volz; T. Lemon; C. Perkins; M. Carney
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
101
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8415
Updated by:
RFC 4361, RFC 5494, RFC 6221, RFC 6422, RFC 6644, RFC 7083, RFC 7227, RFC 7283, RFC 7550

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 9 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 3315 (2003)
  2. RFC 3633 (2003)
  3. RFC 3736 (2004)
  4. RFC 4242 (2005)
  5. RFC 7083 (2013)
  6. RFC 7283 (2014)
  7. RFC 7550 (2015)
  8. RFC 8415 (2018)
  9. RFC 9915 (2026) ✓

Read the full history of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) →

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10 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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