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PROPOSED STANDARD

Authors:

T. Li
C. Liu
Y. Cui

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IETF

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dhc (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC8168

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Abstract

DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation allows a client to include a prefix-lengthhint value in the IA_PD option to indicate a preference for the sizeof the prefix to be delegated, but it is unclear about how the clientand server should act in different situations involving theprefix-length hint. This document provides a summary of the existingproblems with the prefix-length hint and guidance on what the clientand server could do in different situations.

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.