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RFC 7283: Handling Unknown DHCPv6 Messages

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

DHCPv6 is not specific about handling messages with unknown types. This memo describes the problems associated with receiving DHCPv6 messages with unknown types, and defines how a DHCPv6 server, client, or relay agent should behave when receiving unknown DHCPv6 messages. This document also provides advice for authors of future documents that define new messages to be sent from DHCP servers to DHCP relay agents. This document updates RFC 3315.

Document record

Document ID
RFC7283
Published
July 2014
Authors
Y. Cui; Q. Sun; T. Lemon
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
7
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 8415
Updates:
RFC 3315

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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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