{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-dhc-mac-assign-09",
  "doc_id": "RFC8947",
  "title": "Link-Layer Address Assignment Mechanism for DHCPv6",
  "authors": [
    "B. Volz",
    "T. Mrugalski",
    "CJ. Bernardos"
  ],
  "format": [
    "XML",
    "TEXT",
    "HTML",
    "PDF"
  ],
  "page_count": "18",
  "pub_status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "status": "PROPOSED STANDARD",
  "source": "Dynamic Host Configuration",
  "abstract": "In certain environments, e.g., large-scale virtualization deployments, new devices are created in an automated manner.  Such devices may have their link-layer addresses assigned in an automated fashion.  With sufficient scale, the likelihood of a collision using random assignment without duplication detection is not acceptable.  Therefore, an allocation mechanism is required.  This document proposes an extension to DHCPv6 that allows a scalable approach to link-layer address assignments where preassigned link-layer address assignments (such as by a manufacturer) are not possible or are unnecessary.",
  "pub_date": "December 2020",
  "keywords": [],
  "obsoletes": [],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC8947",
  "errata_url": null
}