RFC 4704 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Client Fully Qualified Domain Name Option

Overview

RFC 4704, “The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 Client Fully Qualified Domain Name Option”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2006 by B. Volz. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document specifies a new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) option that can be used to exchange information about a DHCPv6 client's Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) and about responsibility for updating DNS resource records (RRs) related to the client's address assignments. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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