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PROPOSED STANDARD

Updates:

RFC 2464,RFC 2467,RFC 2470,RFC 2491,RFC 2492,RFC 2497,RFC 2590,RFC 3146,RFC 3572,RFC 4291,RFC 4338,RFC 4391,RFC 5072,RFC 5121

Authors:

F. Gont
A. Cooper
D. Thaler
W. Liu

Stream:

IETF

Source:

6man (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8064

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Abstract

This document changes the recommended default Interface Identifier(IID) generation scheme for cases where Stateless AddressAutoconfiguration (SLAAC) is used to generate a stable IPv6 address.It recommends using the mechanism specified in RFC 7217 in suchcases, and recommends against embedding stable link-layer addressesin IPv6 IIDs. It formally updates RFC 2464, RFC 2467, RFC 2470, RFC2491, RFC 2492, RFC 2497, RFC 2590, RFC 3146, RFC 3572, RFC 4291, RFC4338, RFC 4391, RFC 5072, and RFC 5121. This document does notchange any existing recommendations concerning the use of temporaryaddresses as specified in RFC 4941.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.