RFC 6866 · INFORMATIONAL · 2013
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Problem Statement for Renumbering IPv6 Hosts with Static Addresses in Enterprise Networks
Overview
RFC 6866, “Problem Statement for Renumbering IPv6 Hosts with Static Addresses in Enterprise Networks”, is an Informational document published in February 2013 by B. Carpenter, S. Jiang. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document analyses the problems of updating the IPv6 addresses of hosts in enterprise networks that, for operational reasons, require static addresses.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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