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DHCPv6
Sign in to saveThe Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) hosts with IP addresses, IP prefixes, and other configuration data required to operate in an IPv6 network. It is not just the IPv6 equivalent of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4.
Key facts
- Networking protocol.title
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6
- Networking protocol.abbreviation
- DHCPv6
- Networking protocol.purpose
- Provide IPv6 addresses and additional network configuration parameters to clients in an IPv6 network.
- Networking protocol.developer
- Michael CarneyCharles E. PerkinsBernie VolzTed LemonJim Bound
- Networking protocol.based on
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4
- Networking protocol.osilayer
- Layer 7 Application
- Networking protocol.ports
- UDP port 546, for Clients. UDP port 547, for Servers and relay agents.
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20 sectionsContents
- Operation
- Multicast addresses in DHCPv6
- Defined multicast addresses
- Port numbers
- Identifiers
- DHCP unique identifier
- RFC 6939: Client Link-Layer Address Option
- Example
- Client/Server Message Formats
- Message Structure Overview
- DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) option
- DUID-LLT (Link-Layer Address Plus Time)
- DUID-EN (Enterprise Number)
- DUID-LL (Link-Layer Address)
- DUID-UUID (Universally Unique Identifier)
- Option Request Option (ORO)
- IETF standards
- See also
- References
- External links
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) is a network protocol for configuring Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) hosts with IP addresses, IP prefixes, and other configuration data required to operate in an IPv6 network. It is not just the IPv6 equivalent of the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv4.
IPv6 hosts may automatically generate IP addresses internally using stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC), or they may be assigned configuration data with DHCPv6, or both.