File formats:

Status:

DRAFT STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 2462

Updated by:

RFC 7527

Authors:

S. Thomson
T. Narten
T. Jinmei

Stream:

IETF

Source:

ipv6 (int)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4862

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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. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.