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RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration

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

This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6. The autoconfiguration process includes generating a link-local address, generating global addresses via stateless address autoconfiguration, and the Duplicate Address Detection procedure to verify the uniqueness of the addresses on a link. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC4862
Published
September 2007
Authors
S. Thomson; T. Narten; T. Jinmei
Status
DRAFT STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
30
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 2462
Updated by:
RFC 7527, RFC 9762

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1971 (1996)
  2. RFC 2462 (1998)
  3. RFC 4862 (2007)

Read the full history of IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration →

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

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