RFC 4862, "IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration", September 2007

Note: This RFC has been updated by RFC 7527

Errata ID: 6709
Status: Reported
Type: Editorial
Publication Format(s) : TEXT
Reported By: Mark Smith
Date Reported: 2021-10-14

Throughout the document, when it says:

Abstract

   This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to
   autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6.  The autoconfiguration
   process includes generating a link-local address, generating global
   addresses via stateless address autoconfiguration, and the Duplicate
   Address Detection procedure to verify the uniqueness of the addresses
   on a link.

It should say:

Abstract

   This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to
   autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6.  The autoconfiguration
   process includes generating a link-local address, generating global
   addresses via stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC), and the Duplicate
   Address Detection procedure to verify the uniqueness of the addresses
   on a link.

Notes:

IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration is very widely known by the acronym SLAAC, yet surprisingly that acronym doesn't appear anywhere in RFC4862. It would be best to include and use it in a future update to RFC4862.

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