@misc{rfc8168, series = {Request for Comments}, number = 8168, howpublished = {RFC 8168}, publisher = {RFC Editor}, doi = {10.17487/RFC8168}, url = {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8168}, author = {Tianxiang Li and Cong Liu and Yong Cui}, title = {{DHCPv6 Prefix-Length Hint Issues}}, pagetotal = 9, year = 2017, month = may, 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.}, }