DHCPv6

NANOG46
John Jason Brzozowski
June 2009
Overview

Terminology DHCPv6 Renew and

Assumptions Rebinding

DHCPv6 Standards DHCPv6 Options

Overview of DHCPv6 DHCPv6 and DHCPv4 Co-
existence
Fundamentals of DHCPv6
DHCPv6 Deployment
Message Comparison
Considerations
Role of Routers
DHCPv6 Redundancy
DHCPv6 Client Identification
DHCPv6 Resources
DHCPv6 Modes of Operation
DHCPv6 and DOCSIS
Q&A
Assumptions

•  An understanding of why DHCP is used in

general

•  Basic understanding of how DHCPv4 works

•  Understanding of basic components of DHCP

• Client
• Server
• Relay Agent
DHCPv6 Standards

•  Relevant RFCs include:

• RFC3315 - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

for IPv6 (DHCPv6)

• RFC3633 - IPv6 Prefix Options for Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) version 6

• RFC3736 - Stateless Dynamic Host Configuration

Protocol (DHCP) Service for IPv6

•  More information about DHCP standards

• IETF dhc WG page (http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/dhc-charter.html)
Overview of DHCPv6 (continued)

•  Used to configure nodes with the following:

•  One or more IPv6 addresses, or

•  Configuration information, or
•  One or more IPv6 prefixes
•  Or all of the above

•  Offer similar functionality to DHCPv4 but for

IPv6
Overview of DHCPv6

•  Additional mode of operation in DHCPv6

•  Stateless DHCPv6 where configuration
information only is exchanged
•  Stateful is similar to how DHCPv4
traditionally operates

•  Requires IPv6 transport

•  DHCPv6 is not simply an upgrade to DHCPv4

•  It is a separate and distinct protocol
Fundamentals of DHCPv6 (continued)

•  DHCPv6 clients listen on port 546, servers and relays

listen on port 547

•  Solely layer 3 protocol unlike DHCPv4

•  DHCPv6 clients and servers (relays) communicate via

link-local multicast addresses
•  All_DHCP_Relay_Agents_and_Servers and
All_DHCP_Servers multicast addresses are used

•  Relays may forward DHCPv6 messages to other

relays or servers using link-local multicast or global
unicast IPv6 addresses
Fundamentals of DHCPv6

•  Relay agent “chaining” through DHCPv6 message

encapsulation
•  Information about each relay agent between the
client and server is encapsulated

•  DHCPv6 employs a larger option code space

• DHCPv6 options are TLV similar to those in
DHCPv4

• 16 bit option type code and length with variable

length data

• Most information carried in options, instead of

fixed header fields
DHCPv6 to DHCPv4 Message
Comparison
DHCPv6 Message Type DHCPv4 Message Type
SOLICIT (1) DHCPDISCOVER
ADVERTISE (2) DHCPOFFER
REQUEST (3), RENEW (5), DHCPREQUEST
REBIND (6)
REPLY (7) DHCPACK / DHCPNAK
RELEASE (8) DHCPRELEASE
INFORMATION-REQUEST (11) DHCPINFORM
DECLINE (9) DHCPDECLINE
CONFIRM (4) none
RECONFIGURE (10) DHCPFORCERENEW
RELAY-FORW (12), none
RELAY-REPLY (13)
Role of Routers (continued)

•  Routers in IPv6 deployments have different roles in

the network compared to routers in IPv4 deployments

•  IPv6 routers advertise their availability using IPv6

Router Advertisement Messages
• Unlike in IPv4 deployments hosts are explicitly told
where routers are statically, via DHCPv4, etc.

• Details of IPv6 Router behavior is out of scope

Role of Routers

•  IPv6 routers also transmit additional information that

is relevant to the links it serves including but not
limited to the following:
• Prefix information or information about prefixes
that are in use or valid for a given link or links

• Flags that suggest how DHCPv6 should be used

by nodes
– Managed bit suggests use of stateful DHCPv6
– Other bit suggests use of stateless DHCPv6

• Additionally the Autonomous bit indicates that

auto-configuration should be used by nodes
DHCPv6 Client Identification

•  DHCPv6 DUID (DHCP Unique Identifier) as defined in

RFC3315 is used to uniquely identify DHCPv6 clients
•  One DUID per DHCPv6 client

•  Three types of DUIDs are defined in RFC3315

• Link-layer address plus time - generated and
stored at startup

• Link-layer - generally used if network interface is

permanent or unchangeable

• Vendor assigned unique identifier based on

enterprise identifier
Stateful DHCPv6 (continued)

•  Used when a DHCPv6 client wishes to be allocated

one or more IPv6 addresses

•  Similar to DHCPv4 today, a DHCPv6 server will

allocate one or more IPv6 addresses or prefixes to a
DHCPv6 client
• DHCPv6 may leverage a four message exchange
(SOLICIT, ADVERTISE, REQUEST, REPLY), or

• Rapid Commit may be employed which uses only

two message (SOLICIT, REPLY)
Stateful DHCPv6

•  Configuration options like DNS Server IPv6

Addresses (RFC3646) may or may not be requested
and offered to the client

• Note in DHCPv6 adherence to the option request

option is more rigidly evaluated and adhered to
unlike in DHCPv4 where the parameter request list
is more of a hint

•  Typically is triggered when “Managed” bit is set in

router advertisement
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange

SOLICIT

ADVERTISE
Server Client

REQUEST

REPLY
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (SOLICIT)
DHCPv6 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
Message type: Solicit (1) option type: 3
Transaction-ID: 0x0095d266 option length: 40
Client Identifier IAID: 1041795326
option type: 1
T1: 3600
option length: 14
T2: 5400
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) IA Address
Time: 281507745 option type: 5
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe option length: 24
Option Request IPv6 address:
option type: 6 2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1
option length: 4 Preferred lifetime: 7200
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name Valid lifetime: 10800
server (23)
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
Elapsed time
option type: 8
option length: 2
elapsed-time: 0 ms
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (ADVERTISE)
DHCPv6 Client Identifier
Message type: Advertise (2) option type: 1
Transaction-ID: 0x0095d266 option length: 14
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 3 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 40 Time: 281507745
IAID: 1041795326 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
T1: 0 Server Identifier
T2: 0 option type: 2
IA Address option length: 14
option type: 5 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option length: 24 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
IPv6 address: Time: 281498447
2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (REQUEST)
DHCPv6 Elapsed time
Message type: Request (3) option type: 8
Transaction-ID: 0x0086a342 option length: 2
Client Identifier elapsed-time: 0 ms
option type: 1
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option length: 14
option type: 3
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) option length: 40
Time: 281507745 IAID: 1041795326
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe T1: 3600
Server Identifier T2: 5400
option type: 2 IA Address
option length: 14 option type: 5
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) option length: 24
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) IPv6 address:
Time: 281498447 2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d Preferred lifetime: 7200
Option Request
Valid lifetime: 7500
option type: 6
option length: 4
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name
server (23)
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (REPLY)
DHCPv6 Client Identifier
Message type: Reply (7) option type: 1
Transaction-ID: 0x0086a342 option length: 14
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 3 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 40 Time: 281507745
IAID: 1041795326 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
T1: 0 Server Identifier
T2: 0 option type: 2
IA Address option length: 14
option type: 5 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option length: 24 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
IPv6 address: Time: 281498447
2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
(Rapid Commit)
SOLICIT

Server Client

REPLY
Stateful DHCPv6 - Rapid Commit
Message Exchange Detail (SOLICIT)
DHCPv6 Rapid Commit
Message type: Solicit (1) option type: 14
Transaction-ID: 0x00d8bf63 option length: 0
Client Identifier Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option type: 1
option type: 3
option length: 14
option length: 40
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) IAID: 1041795326
Time: 281507745 T1: 3600
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe T2: 5400
Option Request IA Address
option type: 6 option type: 5
option length: 4 option length: 24
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name IPv6 address:
server (23) 2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24) Preferred lifetime: 7200
Elapsed time
Valid lifetime: 10800
option type: 8
option length: 2
elapsed-time: 0 ms
Stateful DHCPv6 - Rapid Commit
Message Exchange Detail (REPLY)
DHCPv6 Server Identifier
Message type: Reply (7) option type: 2
Transaction-ID: 0x00d8bf63 option length: 14
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 3
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 40
Time: 281498447
IAID: 1041795326
T1: 0 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d
T2: 0 Rapid Commit
IA Address option type: 14
option type: 5 option length: 0
option length: 24
IPv6 address:
2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Client Identifier
option type: 1
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 281507745
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
(with Relay Agent)
RELAY-FORW SOLICIT

RELAY-REPLY ADVERTISE
Relay
Server Client
Agent
RELAY-FORW REQUEST

RELAY-REPLY REPLY
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (SOLICIT)
DHCPv6 Option Request
Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 6
Hop count: 0 option length: 4
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 Requested Option code: DNS recursive name server
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f (23)
Interface-Id Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
option type: 18 Elapsed time
option length: 4 option type: 8
Interface-ID option length: 2
Relay Message elapsed-time: 0 ms
option type: 9 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option length: 80 option type: 3
DHCPv6 option length: 40
Message type: Solicit (1) IAID: 147969311
Transaction-ID: 0x00c2aab6 T1: 3600
Client Identifier T2: 5400
option type: 1 IA Address
option length: 14 option type: 5
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) option length: 24
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
19b
Time: 282016307
Preferred lifetime: 7200
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
Valid lifetime: 10800
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (ADVERTISE)
DHCPv6 Client Identifier
Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 1
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id
Time: 282016307
option type: 18
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
option length: 4
Interface-ID Server Identifier
Relay Message option type: 2
option type: 9 option length: 14
option length: 84 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
DHCPv6 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Message type: Advertise (2) Time: 282033914
Transaction-ID: 0x00c2aab6 Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option type: 3
option length: 40
IAID: 147969311
T1: 0
T2: 0
IA Address
option type: 5
option length: 24
IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
19b
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REQUEST)
DHCPv6 Option Request
Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 6
Hop count: 0 option length: 4
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 Requested Option code: DNS recursive name server
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f (23)
Interface-Id Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
option type: 18
Elapsed time
option length: 4
option type: 8
Interface-ID
option length: 2
Relay Message
option type: 9 elapsed-time: 0 ms
option length: 98 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
DHCPv6 option type: 3
Message type: Request (3) option length: 40
Transaction-ID: 0x00906783 IAID: 147969311
Client Identifier T1: 3600
option type: 1 T2: 5400
option length: 14 IA Address
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 5
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 24
Time: 282016307
IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
19b
Server Identifier
Preferred lifetime: 7200
option type: 2
option length: 14 Valid lifetime: 7500
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 282033914
Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REPLY)
DHCPv6 Client Identifier
Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 1
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id
Time: 282016307
option type: 18
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
option length: 4
Interface-ID Server Identifier
Relay Message option type: 2
option type: 9 option length: 14
option length: 84 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
DHCPv6 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Message type: Reply (7) Time: 282033914
Transaction-ID: 0x00906783 Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option type: 3
option length: 40
IAID: 147969311
T1: 0
T2: 0
IA Address
option type: 5
option length: 24
IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
19b
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Stateless DHCPv6

•  Assumes one or more techniques used by a node to

acquire one or more IPv6 addresses
•  Static assignment

•  Auto-configuration

•  Stateless DHCPv6 is a two message exchange

(INFORMATION-REQUEST, REPLY) between a
DHCPv6 client and server where configuration
information only is provided

•  Typically is triggered when “Other” bit is set in router

advertisement
Stateless DHCPv6 Message
Exchange
INFORMATION-REQUEST

Server Client

REPLY
Stateless DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (INFORMATION-REQUEST)
DHCPv6
Message type: Information-request (11)
Transaction-ID: 0x007b23c6
Client Identifier
option type: 1
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 281507745
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
Option Request
option type: 6
option length: 4
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name
server (23)
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
Elapsed time
option type: 8
option length: 2
elapsed-time: 0 ms
Stateless DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail (REPLY)
DHCPv6
Message type: Reply (7)
Transaction-ID: 0x007b23c6
Client Identifier
option type: 1
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 281507745
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
Server Identifier
option type: 2
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 281498447
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d
Prefix Delegation

•  Four message DHCPv6 exchange (SOLICIT,

ADVERTISE, REQUEST, REPLY) where one or more
IPv6 prefixes are requested by a DHCPv6 client

• Request for one or more IPv6 prefixes can be

coupled with a stateful DHCPv6 request
Prefix Delegation Message
Exchange
SOLICIT

ADVERTISE
Server Client

REQUEST

REPLY
DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (SOLICIT)

DHCPv6 Elapsed time

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 8
Hop count: 0 option length: 2
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 elapsed-time: 0 ms
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Identity Association for Prefix Delegation
Interface-Id
option type: 25
option type: 18
option length: 41
option length: 4
Interface-ID IAID: 147969311
Relay Message T1: 3600
option type: 9 T2: 5400
option length: 81 IA Prefix
DHCPv6 option type: 26
Message type: Solicit (1) option length: 25
Transaction-ID: 0x007be9f6 Preferred lifetime: 7200
Client Identifier Valid lifetime: 10800
option type: 1
Prefix length: 56
option length: 14
Prefix address: 2001:470:1f01::
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 282016307
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
Option Request
option type: 6
option length: 4
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name server
(23)
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (ADVERTISE)

DHCPv6 Client Identifier

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 1
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id
Time: 282016307
option type: 18
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
option length: 4
Interface-ID Server Identifier
Relay Message option type: 2
option type: 9 option length: 14
option length: 85 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
DHCPv6 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Message type: Advertise (2) Time: 282033914
Transaction-ID: 0x007be9f6 Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Identity Association for Prefix Delegation
option type: 25
option length: 41
IAID: 147969311
T1: 0
T2: 0
IA Prefix
option type: 26
option length: 25
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Prefix length: 56
Prefix address: 2001:470:1f01::
DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

DHCPv6 Option Request

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 6
Hop count: 0 option length: 4
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 Requested Option code: DNS recursive name server
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f (23)
Interface-Id Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
option type: 18
Elapsed time
option length: 4
option type: 8
Interface-ID
option length: 2
Relay Message
option type: 9 elapsed-time: 0 ms
option length: 99 Identity Association for Prefix Delegation
DHCPv6 option type: 25
Message type: Request (3) option length: 41
Transaction-ID: 0x00bc2164 IAID: 147969311
Client Identifier T1: 3600
option type: 1 T2: 5400
option length: 14 IA Prefix
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 26
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 25
Time: 282016307
Preferred lifetime: 7200
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
Server Identifier Valid lifetime: 7500
option type: 2 Prefix length: 56
option length: 14 Prefix address: 2001:470:1f01::
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 282033914
Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REPLY)

DHCPv6 Client Identifier

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 1
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id
Time: 282016307
option type: 18
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
option length: 4
Interface-ID Server Identifier
Relay Message option type: 2
option type: 9 option length: 14
option length: 85 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
DHCPv6 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Message type: Reply (7) Time: 282033914
Transaction-ID: 0x00bc2164 Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Identity Association for Prefix Delegation
option type: 25
option length: 41
IAID: 147969311
T1: 0
T2: 0
IA Prefix
option type: 26
option length: 25
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
Prefix length: 56
Prefix address: 2001:470:1f01::
DHCPv6 IA Address, IA_NA, IA_TA,
and IA_PD Options (continued)
•  The IA Address Option is used to specify the IPv6
address(es) allocated using DHCPv6

•  The IA Address Option is used with the IA_NA and

IA_TA options
•  The IA Address option is encapsulated within
IA_NA and IA_TA options

•  Additional attributes and parameters are also

encapsulated within IA_NA and IA_TA
DHCPv6 IA Address, IA_NA, IA_TA,
and IA_PD Options
•  IA_NA and IA_TA options represent different types of
IPv6 addresses and parameters related to the same
accepted by DHCPv6 clients each used in different
context by an IPv6 node
•  IA_NA is the Identity Association for Non-
temporary Addresses option
•  IA_TA is the Identity Association for Temporary
Addresses option

•  IA_PD options represent one or more IPv6 prefix and

parameters related to the same
•  IA_PD is the Identity Association for Prefix
Delegation
DHCPv6 Renewal and Rebinding (continued)

•  Independent to one another IA_NA, IA_TA, and

IA_PD each have attributes pertaining to lease state
and timing

•  Timers
•  T1 timer indicates when the DHCPv6 client must
attempt to renew IPv6 addresses or prefixes

•  T2 timer indicates when a DHCPv6 client must

attempt to rebind IPv6 addresses or prefixes
DHCPv6 Renewal and Rebinding

•  Lifetimes
• Preferred Lifetime is aligned with the IPv6 construct of
preferred lifetime
– At this lifetime IPv6 addresses or prefixes is valid
– Nodes must extend the lifetimes or prepare to abandon
the use of the same.

• Valid Lifetime is aligned with the IPv6 construct of valid

lifetime
– At this lifetime IPv6 addresses or prefixes must be
abandoned and not used further

• Issuing lifetime values of zero is an indicator that the IPv6

addresses or prefixes should be abandoned
DHCPv6 Renew Message Exchange Detail with
Relay Agent (RENEW)

DHCPv6 Option Request

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 6
Hop count: 0 option length: 4
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 Requested Option code: DNS recursive name server
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f (23)
Interface-Id Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
option type: 18
Elapsed time
option length: 4
option type: 8
Interface-ID
option length: 2
Relay Message
option type: 9 elapsed-time: 0 ms
option length: 98 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
DHCPv6 option type: 3
Message type: Renew (5) option length: 40
Transaction-ID: 0x00185141 IAID: 147969311
Client Identifier T1: 3600
option type: 1 T2: 5400
option length: 14 IA Address
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 5
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 24
Time: 282016307
IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
19b
Server Identifier
Preferred lifetime: 7200
option type: 2
option length: 14 Valid lifetime: 7500
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 282033914
Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
DHCPv6 Renew Message Exchange Detail with
Relay Agent (REPLY)

DHCPv6 Client Identifier

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 1
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:192:168::3 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::260:8ff:fed1:d51f
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id
Time: 282016307
option type: 18
Link-layer address: 00:60:08:d1:d5:1f
option length: 4
Interface-ID Server Identifier
Relay Message option type: 2
option type: 9 option length: 14
option length: 84 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
DHCPv6 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Message type: Reply (7) Time: 282033914
Transaction-ID: 0x00185141 Link-layer address: 00:11:11:69:c7:99
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
option type: 3
option length: 40
IAID: 147969311
T1: 0
T2: 0
IA Address
option type: 5
option length: 24
IPv6 address: 2001:470:1f01:3164:4916:62de:123e:
19b
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
DHCPv6 Rebind Message Exchange
Detail (REBIND)
DHCPv6 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
Message type: Rebind (6) option type: 3
Transaction-ID: 0x004f4842 option length: 40
Client Identifier IAID: 1041795326
option type: 1
T1: 3600
option length: 14
T2: 5400
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1) IA Address
Time: 281507745 option type: 5
Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe option length: 24
Option Request IPv6 address:
option type: 6 2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1
option length: 4 Preferred lifetime: 7200
Requested Option code: DNS recursive name Valid lifetime: 7500
server (23)
Requested Option code: Domain Search List (24)
Elapsed time
option type: 8
option length: 2
elapsed-time: 0 ms
DHCPv6 Rebind Message Exchange
Detail (REPLY)
DHCPv6 Client Identifier
Message type: Reply (7) option type: 1
Transaction-ID: 0x004f4842 option length: 14
Identity Association for Non-temporary Address DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option type: 3 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
option length: 40 Time: 281507745
IAID: 1041795326 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:18:88:fe
T1: 0 Server Identifier
T2: 0 option type: 2
IA Address option length: 14
option type: 5 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
option length: 24 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
IPv6 address: Time: 281498447
2001:558:ff10:870:f914:a7c1:42d1:faa1 Link-layer address: 00:16:3e:60:6d:5d
Preferred lifetime: 75
Valid lifetime: 120
DHCPv6 Server Preference Option

•  Server preference option indicates the preference as

configured administratively for a DHCPv6 server

•  Per RFC3315 DHCPv6 clients wait a specified

amount of time and gather DHCPv6 server responses
to its requests
• If a DHCPv6 server responses contains a
preference less than 255
• No preference indicating a preference of zero
• Preference of 255 suggest that no further waiting
is required, this is the highest preference

•  After waiting the specified amount of time a DHCPv6

client must select the best response
DHCPv6 Reconfigure (continued)

•  Unlike that of DHCPv4, DHCPv6 Reconfigure offers a

more secure technique for DHCPv6 servers to
interact with DHCPv6 clients

•  The Reconfiguration Key Authentication Protocol, as

specified in RFC3315, is the mechanism used to
enable this interaction

•  DHCPv6 clients must advertise support and

willingness to enable Reconfigure
• DHCPv6 server must obviously be enabled and
support this behavior as well
DHCPv6 Reconfigure

•  After successfully negotiating willingness to support

Reconfigure DHCPv6 servers can be triggered to
transmit Reconfigure messages to DHCPv6 clients
• Renew, Information-Request, or Rebind can result
from the transmission of a Reconfigure message

•  Reconfigure Key Authentication Protocol does not

imply support for DHCPv6 Authentication as specified
in RFC3315
DHCPv6 Vendor Information Options (continued)

•  For DHCPv6 these vendor information options are

specified as part of RFC3315
• Allows for vendor specific options leveraging
vendor identifiers or enterprise identifiers to
uniquely identify DHCPv6 options
• Allow a given vendor or enterprise to define and
manage its own DHCPv6 vendor option space
•  Clients and servers must support vendor information
options

•  Vendor information options also apply to relay agents

• Vendor information can be specified for relay
agents to enable the transmission of vendor
information for the same
DHCPv6 Vendor Information Options

•  Vendor information options provide additional

flexibility
•  Misuse of the same could result in overloaded
option space

•  Vendor options also help to ensure that core DHCPv6

options are maximized and not overloaded
•  Over the years many DHCPv4 options and fields
were overloaded
DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 Co-existence

•  Generally DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 transmit information

that is applicable to the version of IP being used
•  In some cases this information can intersect or
conflict, for example:
•  DNS server IP address, DNS search path

•  DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 behavior can be supported by

a single process or one process per protocol
•  Pertains to clients, servers, and relays
DHCPv6 Deployment Considerations (continued)

•  DHCPv6 is typically used to provide controlled

dynamic allocation of IPv6 addresses and prefixes
•  Static addressing as with IPv4 is challenging to
scale
•  Auto-configuration in IPv6 does not offer adequate
control

•  DHCPv6 is at this time the most widely available

approach to dynamically distribute configuration
information

•  DHCPv6 is also the most common approach to

facilitate IPv6 prefix delegation
DHCPv6 Deployment Considerations

•  Deployment considerations apply when determining

how to offer DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 services
•  Consider balance between impact to existing
services over IPv4 and manageability

•  Both protocols on the same server, one process

•  Both protocols on the same server, two processes

•  One protocol per server, implies one process

DHCPv6 Redundancy Background (continued)

•  There is currently no defined protocol for DHCPv6

redundancy

•  Redundancy is required to ensure that DHCPv6

services are highly available
•  Required for both IPv6 address and prefix
allocation

•  Used to provide reliability for DHCPv6 clients

•  Used to ensure that other back-office and related

systems have reliable access to DHCPv6 data
DHCPv6 Redundancy Background

•  Some DHCPv6 deployment models that provide

limited redundancy leverage split or overlapping prefix
assignments to one or more DHCPv6 servers
•  The notion of ranges to ensure unique pools of
addresses are used per DHCPv6 server may be
applied

•  DHCPv6 server preference option may be used to

prefer one DHCPv6 server over others
DHCPv6 Redundancy Models

•  Timer and lifetime values are aligned to reduce

service disruption or interruption
•  Typically renewal and rebind timers are nearly
equal to preferred and valid lifetimes
•  Split ranges
•  Assigns the same prefix with unique ranges to
multiple DHCPv6 servers, leveraging DHCPv6
preference to indicate to clients which DHCPv6
server is preferred
•  Overlapping ranges
•  Assigns the same prefix and range to one or more
DHCPv6 servers, leveraging DHCPv6 preference
to indicate to clients which DHCPv6 server is
preferred
DHCPv6 Redundancy (Split Ranges
Example)
•  This example assigns the same prefix with unique ranges assigned to
multiple DHCPv6 servers, leveraging DHCPv6 preference to indicate to
clients which DHCPv6 server is preferred

# server-a #server-b
option dhcp6.preference code 7 = unsigned integer 8; option dhcp6.preference code 7 = unsigned integer 8;
option dhcp6.preference 128; option dhcp6.preference 128;

default-lease-time 120; default-lease-time 120;

ddns-update-style interim; ddns-update-style interim;

ddns-domainname "example.com"; ddns-domainname "example.com";
authoritative; authoritative;

subnet6 2001:DB8:FF10:870::/64 { subnet6 2001:DB8:FF10:870::/64 {

# notice the range configuration using a /65 # notice the range configuration using a /65
range6 2001:558:ff10:870:0000:/65; range6 2001:558:ff10:870:8000:/65;
# indicates that this server is preferred less # indicates that this server is more preferred
option dhcp6.preference 128; option dhcp6.preference 255;
} }
DHCPv6 Redundancy (Overlapping
Ranges Example)
•  This example assigns the same prefix and range to one or more
DHCPv6 servers, leveraging DHCPv6 preference to indicate to clients
which DHCPv6 server is preferred

# server-a #server-b
option dhcp6.preference code 7 = unsigned integer 8; option dhcp6.preference code 7 = unsigned integer 8;
option dhcp6.preference 128; option dhcp6.preference 128;

default-lease-time 120; default-lease-time 120;

ddns-update-style interim; ddns-update-style interim;

ddns-domainname "example.com"; ddns-domainname "example.com";
authoritative; authoritative;

subnet6 2001:DB8:FF10:870::/64 { subnet6 2001:DB8:FF10:870::/64 {

# notice the range configuration using a /64 # notice the range configuration using a /64
range6 2001:558:ff10:870::/64; range6 2001:558:ff10:870::/64;
# indicates that this server is preferred less # indicates that this server is more preferred
option dhcp6.preference 128; option dhcp6.preference 255;
} }
DHCPv6 Resources

•  Software resources
• ISC (www.isc.org)
– Open source DHCPv6 implementation
• Dibbler (http://klub.com.pl/dhcpv6)
– Open source DHCPv6 implementation

•  Testing resources
• TAHI (www.tahi.org)
• UNH-IOL
– DHCPv6 Specification Test Suite
– DHCPv6 Interoperability Test Suite
DHCPv6 Server Configuration
Example
Basic server configuration using the ISC DHCPv6 server version 4.1.0rc1:

option dhcp6.rapid-commit; # enables support for Rapid Commit

default-lease-time 120; # default lease time

ddns-update-style interim; # ddns update style
ddns-domainname example.com"; # ddns domain name
authoritative; # authoritative

subnet6 2001:0bd8:a814:1::/64 { # first IPv6 subnet declaration

range6 2001:470:a814:1::/64; # the range from within the IPv6 subnet
}

subnet6 2001:0db8:1f01::/48 { # second IPv6 subnet declaration

range6 2001:470:1f01:3164::/64; # the range from within the IPv6 subnet
prefix6 2001:470:1f01:: 2001:470:1f01::/56; # prefix declaration for DHCPv6 PD (RFC3633)

Usage:

dhcpd -6 -cf /etc/dhcpd.conf eth0 # starts DHCPv6 server using specific

# configuration and interface eth0
DHCPv6 Client Configuration
Example
Basic client configuration using the ISC DHCPv6 client version 4.1.0rc1:

send dhcp6.rapid-commit; # instructs the client to use rapid commit

Usage:

dhclient -6 eth0 # starts the DHCPv6 client on interface eth0

dhclient -r -6 eth0 # releases the binding associated with the DHCPv6 client

dhclient -S -6 eth0 # starts the DHCPv6 client on interface eth0 using stateless DHCPv6

dhclient -P -6 eth0 # starts the DHCPv6 client on interface eth0 using DHCPv6 PD
DHCPv6 Relay Configuration
Example
Basic relay agent configuration using the ISC DHCPv6 relay agent version 4.1.0rc1:

dhcrelay -d -l eth0 -u 2001:0db8:ff10:8a0:10:252:24:82%eth1 # starts the relay up listening for

# DHCPv6 on eth0 and
# sending on interface eth1
# the IPv6 address must be specified
DHCPv6 and DOCSIS

Terminology
Standards and References
Overview of DOCSIS
Protocol Overview
Modes of Operation
DOCSIS IPv6 Message Flow
Deployment Considerations
Terminology
CM – Cable Modem
CMTS - Cable Modem Termination System
MTA – Media Terminal Adapter (VoIP device)
STB – Set top Box
eMTA – Embedded MTA (CM-MTA in one device)
eSTB – Embedded STB (CM-STB in one device)
DOCSIS – Data over cable standard Interface specification
PacketCable – Specification to provision and support MTAs behind a CM
Provisioning – Assigning an IP-address, configuration information, and a
service tier to CM, MTA, etc.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TOD - Time of Day
Standards and References

•  Cablelabs (www.cablelabs.com)
• DOCSIS 3.0 Specifications
– MAC and Upper Layer Protocols Interface
Specification (CM-SP-MULPIv3.0-I08-080522)
– CableLabs' Assigned Names and Numbers
(CL-SP-CANN-I02-080306)
– CableLabs' DHCP Options Registry (CL-SP-
CANN-DHCP-Reg-I02-080306)
• DOCSIS 2.0 + IPv6 Technical Report (CM-TR-
DOCSIS2.0-IPv6-V01-080307)

•  IETF (www.ietf.org)
• RFC5007 - DHCPv6 Leasequery
Overview of DOCSIS (continued)

•  IP specific requirements are defined as part of the

DOCSIS specifications
•  Additional layer two behavior is also specified but
is out of scope for this module
•  DOCSIS 3.0 includes definition of IPv6 in DOCSIS

•  IPv6 behavior for DOCSIS 2.0 has been defined as

part of the DOCSIS 2.0 + IPv6 Technical Report

•  Several modes of IP operation are defined as part of

DOCSIS
Overview of DOCSIS

•  DOCSIS leverages core, well-known protocols

including
•  DHCP, TFTP, TOD, SYSLOG, and SNMP for both
IPv4 and IPv6
•  Focus here is on how DOCSIS leverages DHCPv6

•  Stateful DHCPv6 is required by DOCSIS for IPv6

• Similarly DHCPv4 is used to support DOCSIS
devices operating in IPv4 mode
DOCSIS and DHCPv6 (continued)

•  DOCSIS devices in IPv6 mode leverage DHCPv6 to

obtain IPv6 address/prefix and configuration
information

•  CMTS generally acts as the relay agent and MUST

too be IPv6 enabled
• Facilitates router discovery and neighbor
discovery

•  DOCSIS leverages vendor information options as

specified by RFC3315 and defined by CableLabs
• Enterprise Identification number is 4491
DOCSIS and DHCPv6 (continued)

•  Most configuration information is defined under the

CableLabs enterprise identification number including
but not limited to the following for DHCPv6 clients
•  CableLabs option request option
•  CableLabs TFTP, TOD, SYSLOG server IPv6
addresses
•  CableLabs Configuration File
•  CableLabs Client Configuration options (contains
IPv4 addresses)
•  CableLabs Device Identifier
•  CableLabs Modem Capabilities
DOCSIS and DHCPv6

•  DHCPv6 vendor information options have also been

defined for relay agents (CMTS)
•  CableLabs DOCSIS version
•  CableLabs Cable Modem MAC Address
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message
Exchange with Relay Agent
RELAY-FORW SOLICIT

RELAY-REPLY ADVERTISE
Relay
Client
Server Agent
(CM)
(CMTS)
RELAY-FORW REQUEST

RELAY-REPLY REPLY
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (SOLICIT)

DHCPv6 Elapsed time

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 8
Hop count: 0 option length: 2
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1 elapsed-time: 0 ms
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468
Rapid Commit
Relay Message
option type: 14
option type: 9
option length: 298 option length: 0
DHCPv6 Vendor Class
Message type: Solicit (1) option type: 16
Transaction-ID: 0x00001bc3 option length: 15
Client Identifier enterprise-number: 4491
option type: 1 vendor-class-data
option length: 14 Reconfigure Accept
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) option type: 20
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6) option length: 0
Time: 1414087501
(continued)
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (SOLICIT)

Vendor-specific Information option

option type: 17 option code: 7
option length: 213 option length: 4
enterprise-number: 4491 option-data
option
option
option code: 1
option code: 8
option length: 12
option length: 6
option-data
option option-data
option code: 2 option
option length: 3 option code: 9
option-data option length: 6
option option-data
option code: 3 option
option length: 8 option code: 10
option-data option length: 25
option
option-data
option code: 4
option
option length: 15
option code: 35
option-data
option option length: 55
option code: 5 option-data
option length: 2 option
option-data option code: 36
option option length: 6
option code: 6 option-data
option length: 19 (continued)
option-data
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (SOLICIT)

Identity Association for Non-temporary Address Interface-Id

option type: 3 option type: 18
option length: 12 option length: 19
IAID: 1418405 Interface-ID
T1: 0 Vendor-specific Information
T2: 0 option type: 17
Option Request option length: 22
option type: 6 enterprise-number: 4491
option length: 6 option
Requested Option code: Client Identifier (1) option code: 1025
Requested Option code: Server Identifier (2) option length: 4
Requested Option code: Identity Association for Non- option-data
temporary Address (3) option
option code: 1026
option length: 6
option-data
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (ADVERTISE)

DHCPv6 Server Identifier

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 2
Hop count: 0 option length: 14
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1 DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468 Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Interface-Id Time: 261780576
option type: 18 Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
option length: 19 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address
Interface-ID option type: 3
Relay Message option length: 40
option type: 9 IAID: 1418405
option length: 240 T1: 129600
DHCPv6 T2: 207360
Message type: Advertise (2) IA Address
Transaction-ID: 0x00001bc3 option type: 5
Client Identifier option length: 24
option type: 1 IPv6 address: 2001:558:ff10:850:215:a4ff:fea5:a468
option length: 14 Preferred lifetime: 259200
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) Valid lifetime: 604800
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6) (continued)
Time: 1414087501
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (ADVERTISE)

Reconfigure Accept option

option type: 20 option code: 34
option length: 0 option length: 16
Authentication option-data
option type: 11 option
option length: 28 option code: 38
Protocol: 3 option length: 4
Algorithm: 1 option-data
RDM: 0 option
Replay Detection option code: 33
Authentication Information option length: 20
Vendor-specific Information option-data
option type: 17 option
option length: 116 option code: 37
enterprise-number: 4491 option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 32
option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 2170
option length: 16
option-data
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

DHCPv6 Elapsed time

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 8
Hop count: 0 option length: 2
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1 elapsed-time: 0 ms
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468
Vendor Class
Relay Message
option type: 16
option type: 9
option length: 15
option length: 340
DHCPv6 enterprise-number: 4491
Message type: Request (3) vendor-class-data
Transaction-ID: 0x00002078 Reconfigure Accept
Client Identifier option type: 20
option type: 1 option length: 0
option length: 14 (continued)
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6)
Time: 1414087501
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
Server Identifier
option type: 2
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 261780576
Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

Vendor-specific Information option

option type: 17 option code: 7
option length: 213 option length: 4
enterprise-number: 4491 option-data
option
option
option code: 1
option code: 8
option length: 12
option length: 6
option-data
option option-data
option code: 2 option
option length: 3 option code: 9
option-data option length: 6
option option-data
option code: 3 option
option length: 8 option code: 10
option-data option length: 25
option
option-data
option code: 4
option
option length: 15
option code: 35
option-data
option option length: 55
option code: 5 option-data
option length: 2 option
option-data option code: 36
option option length: 6
option code: 6 option-data
option length: 19 (continued)
option-data
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

Identity Association for Non-temporary Address Interface-Id

option type: 3 option type: 18
option length: 40 option length: 19
IAID: 1418405 Interface-ID
T1: 0
Vendor-specific Information
T2: 0
option type: 17
IA Address
option type: 5 option length: 22
option length: 24 enterprise-number: 4491
IPv6 address: option
2001:558:ff10:850:215:a4ff:fea5:a468 option code: 1025
Preferred lifetime: 259200 option length: 4
Valid lifetime: 604800 option-data
Option Request option
option type: 6
option code: 1026
option length: 6
option length: 6
Requested Option code: Client Identifier (1)
option-data
Requested Option code: Server Identifier (2)
Requested Option code: Identity Association
for Non-temporary Address (3)
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REPLY)

DHCPv6 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 3
Hop count: 0 option length: 40
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1 IAID: 1418405
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468
T1: 129600
Interface-Id
T2: 207360
option type: 18
IA Address
option length: 19
Interface-ID option type: 5
Relay Message option length: 24
option type: 9 IPv6 address: 2001:558:ff10:850:215:a4ff:fea5:a468
option length: 240 Preferred lifetime: 259200
DHCPv6 Valid lifetime: 604800
Message type: Reply (7) Reconfigure Accept
Transaction-ID: 0x00002078 option type: 20
Client Identifier option length: 0
option type: 1
(continued)
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6)
Time: 1414087501
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
Server Identifier
option type: 2
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 261780576
Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
DOCSIS Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
Detail with Relay Agent (REPLY)

Authentication option
option type: 11 option code: 34
option length: 28 option length: 16
Protocol: 3 option-data
Algorithm: 1 option
RDM: 0 option code: 38
Replay Detection option length: 4
Authentication Information option-data
Vendor-specific Information option
option type: 17 option code: 33
option length: 116 option length: 20
enterprise-number: 4491 option-data
option
option code: 37
option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 32
option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 2170
option length: 16
option-data
DOCSIS DHCPv6 Reconfigure
Message Exchange with Relay Agent
RECONFIGURE RECONFIGURE

Relay
Client
Server Agent
(CM)
(CMTS)
RELAY-FORW REQUEST

RELAY-REPLY REPLY
DOCSIS DHCPv6 Reconfigure Message Exchange Detail
with Relay Agent (RECONFIGURE)

DHCPv6 Reconfigure Message

Message type: Reconfigure (10) option type: 19
Transaction-ID: 0x00000000 option length: 1
Client Identifier Reconfigure-type: Renew
option type: 1 Authentication
option length: 14 option type: 11
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) option length: 28
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6) Protocol: 3
Time: 1414087501 Algorithm: 1
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68 RDM: 0
Server Identifier Replay Detection
option type: 2 Authentication Information
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 261780576
Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
DOCSIS DHCPv6 Reconfigure Message Exchange Detail
with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

DHCPv6 Elapsed time

Message type: Relay-forw (12) option type: 8
Hop count: 0 option length: 2
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1 elapsed-time: 0 ms
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468
Vendor Class
Relay Message
option type: 16
option type: 9
option length: 15
option length: 95
DHCPv6 enterprise-number: 4491
Message type: Renew (5) vendor-class-data
Transaction-ID: 0x00002a16 Reconfigure Accept
Client Identifier option type: 20
option type: 1 option length: 0
option length: 14 (continued)
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6)
Time: 1414087501
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
Server Identifier
option type: 2
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 261780576
Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
DOCSIS DHCPv6 Reconfigure Message Exchange Detail
with Relay Agent (REQUEST)

Identity Association for Non-temporary Address Interface-Id

option type: 3 option type: 18
option length: 12 option length: 19
IAID: 1418405 Interface-ID
T1: 129600 Vendor-specific Information
T2: 207360 option type: 17
Option Request option length: 22
option type: 6 enterprise-number: 4491
option length: 6 option
Requested Option code: Client Identifier (1) option code: 1025
Requested Option code: Server Identifier (2) option length: 4
Requested Option code: Identity Association for Non- option-data
temporary Address (3) option
option code: 1026
option length: 6
option-data
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DHCPv6 Identity Association for Non-temporary Address

Message type: Relay-reply (13) option type: 3
Hop count: 0
Link-address: 2001:558:ff10:850::1
option length: 40
Peer-address: fe80::215:a4ff:fea5:a468 IAID: 1418405
Interface-Id T1: 129600
option type: 18 T2: 207360
option length: 19
IA Address
Interface-ID
Relay Message
option type: 5
option type: 9 option length: 24
option length: 240 IPv6 address: 2001:558:ff10:850:215:a4ff:fea5:a468
DHCPv6 Preferred lifetime: 259200
Message type: Reply (7)
Valid lifetime: 604800
Transaction-ID: 0x00002a16
Client Identifier Reconfigure Accept
option type: 1 option type: 20
option length: 14 option length: 0
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1) (continued)
Hardware type: IEEE 802 (6)
Time: 1414087501
Link-layer address: 00:15:a4:a5:a4:68
Server Identifier
option type: 2
option length: 14
DUID type: link-layer address plus time (1)
Hardware type: Ethernet (1)
Time: 261780576
Link-layer address: 00:03:ba:90:fb:61
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Authentication option
option type: 11 option code: 34
option length: 28 option length: 16
Protocol: 3 option-data
Algorithm: 1 option
RDM: 0 option code: 38
Replay Detection option length: 4
Authentication Information option-data
Vendor-specific Information option
option type: 17 option code: 33
option length: 116 option length: 20
enterprise-number: 4491 option-data
option
option code: 37
option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 32
option length: 16
option-data
option
option code: 2170
option length: 16
option-data
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• Contact information
John Jason Brzozowski
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