{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-prefix-length-hint-issue-06",
  "doc_id": "RFC8168",
  "title": "DHCPv6 Prefix-Length Hint Issues",
  "authors": [
    "T. Li",
    "C. Liu",
    "Y. Cui"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "9",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "Dynamic Host Configuration",
  "abstract": "DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation allows a client to include a prefix-length hint value in the IA_PD option to indicate a preference for the size of the prefix to be delegated, but it is unclear about how the client and server should act in different situations involving the prefix-length hint.  This document provides a summary of the existing problems with the prefix-length hint and guidance on what the client and server could do in different situations.",
  "pub_date": "May 2017",
  "keywords": [
    "DHCPv6",
    "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol",
    "IPv6",
    "Prefix",
    "Prefix Delegation",
    "Prefix Length",
    "Hint",
    "Address Allocation"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC8168",
  "errata_url": null
}