DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 (DHCP 4o6) Transport
RFC 7341
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Q. Sun
Request for Comments: 7341 Y. Cui
Category: Standards Track Tsinghua University
ISSN: 2070-1721 M. Siodelski
ISC
S. Krishnan
Ericsson
I. Farrer
Deutsche Telekom AG
August 2014
DHCPv4-over-DHCPv6 (DHCP 4o6) Transport
Abstract
IPv4 connectivity is still needed as networks migrate towards IPv6.
Users require IPv4 configuration even if the uplink to their service
provider supports IPv6 only. This document describes a mechanism for
obtaining IPv4 configuration information dynamically in IPv6 networks
by carrying DHCPv4 messages over DHCPv6 transport. Two new DHCPv6
messages and two new DHCPv6 options are defined for this purpose.
Status of This Memo
This is an Internet Standards Track document.
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(IETF). It represents the consensus of the IETF community. It has
received public review and has been approved for publication by the
Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG). Further information on
Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 5741.
Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
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http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7341.
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RFC 7341 DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 August 2014
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................3
2. Requirements Language ...........................................3
3. Terminology .....................................................3
4. Applicability ...................................................4
5. Architecture Overview ...........................................4
6. New DHCPv6 Messages .............................................6
6.1. Message Types ..............................................6
6.2. Message Formats ............................................6
6.3. DHCPv4-query Message Flags .................................7
6.4. DHCPv4-response Message Flags ..............................7
7. New DHCPv6 Options ..............................................7
7.1. DHCPv4 Message Option Format ...............................7
7.2. DHCP 4o6 Server Address Option Format ......................8
8. Use of the DHCPv4-query Unicast Flag ............................9
9. DHCP 4o6 Client Behavior .......................................10
10. Relay Agent Behavior ..........................................12
11. DHCP 4o6 Server Behavior ......................................12
12. Security Considerations .......................................13
13. IANA Considerations ...........................................14
14. Contributors List .............................................14
15. References ....................................................14
15.1. Normative References .....................................14
15.2. Informative References ...................................15
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RFC 7341 DHCPv4 over DHCPv6 August 2014
1. Introduction
As the migration towards IPv6 continues, IPv6-only networks will
become more prevalent. In such networks, IPv4 connectivity will
continue to be provided as a service over IPv6-only networks. In
addition to provisioning IPv4 addresses for clients of this service,
other IPv4 configuration parameters may also be needed (e.g.,
addresses of IPv4-only services).
This document describes a transport mechanism to carry DHCPv4
messages using the DHCPv6 protocol for the dynamic provisioning of
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