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RFC 8357: Generalized UDP Source Port for DHCP Relay

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This document defines an extension to the DHCP protocols that allows a relay agent to use any available source port for upstream communications. The extension also allows inclusion of a DHCP option that can be used to statelessly route responses back to the appropriate source port on downstream communications.

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Document ID
RFC8357
Published
March 2018
Authors
N. Shen; E. Chen
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
10
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