RFC 9818 · INFORMATIONAL · 2025
WED · 29 JUL 2026
DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation on IPv6 Customer Edge Routers in LANs
Overview
RFC 9818, “DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation on IPv6 Customer Edge Routers in LANs”, is an Informational document published in July 2025 by T. Winters. It updates RFC 7084. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines requirements for IPv6 Customer Edge (CE) routers to support DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation for distributing available prefixes to LAN devices that were delegated to an IPv6 CE router. This document updates RFC 7084.
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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