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Stateless DHCPv6
Stateless DHCPv6 enables a device that has obtained an IPv6 address/prefix to get other configuration
parameters from a DHCPv6 server.
The device decides whether to perform stateless DHCP according to the managed address configuration
flag (M flag) and the other stateful configuration flag (O flag) in the RA message received from the router
during stateless address autoconfiguration. If the M flag is set to 0 and the O flag is set to 1, the device
performs stateless DHCP to get other configuration parameters.
For more information about stateless address autoconfiguration, see "Configuring IPv6 basics."
Figure 66 Stateless DHCPv6 operation
As shown in Figure 66, stateless DHCPv6 operates in the following steps:
1. The DHCPv6 client sends an Information-request message to the multicast address of all DHCPv6
servers and DHCPv6 relay agents. The Information-request message contains an Option Request
option that specifies the requested configuration parameters.
2. The DHCPv6 server returns to the client a Reply message containing the requested configuration
parameters.
3. The client checks the Reply message. If the obtained configuration parameters match those
requested in the Information-request message, the client uses these parameters to complete
configuration. If not, the client ignores the configuration parameters. If the client receives multiple
replies with configuration parameters matching those requested in the Information-request
message, it uses the first received reply.
Protocols and standards
• RFC 3736, Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6
• RFC 3315, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
• RFC 2462, IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
• RFC 3633, IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6
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