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RFC 8947: Link-Layer Address Assignment Mechanism for DHCPv6

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In certain environments, e.g., large-scale virtualization deployments, new devices are created in an automated manner. Such devices may have their link-layer addresses assigned in an automated fashion. With sufficient scale, the likelihood of a collision using random assignment without duplication detection is not acceptable. Therefore, an allocation mechanism is required. This document proposes an extension to DHCPv6 that allows a scalable approach to link-layer address assignments where preassigned link-layer address assignments (such as by a manufacturer) are not possible or are unnecessary.

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Document ID
RFC8947
Published
December 2020
Authors
B. Volz; T. Mrugalski; CJ. Bernardos
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
int
Pages
18
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