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RFC 4242: Information Refresh Time Option for 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

This document describes a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) option for specifying an upper bound for how long a client should wait before refreshing information retrieved from DHCPv6. It is used with stateless DHCPv6 as there are no addresses or other entities with lifetimes that can tell the client when to contact the DHCPv6 server to refresh its configuration. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC4242
Published
November 2005
Authors
S. Venaas; T. Chown; B. Volz
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
8
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8415

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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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