Stateless DHCPv6 Operation

Note: The DHCPv6 server only provides configuration parameters for clients and does not maintain a list of IPv6 address bindings (i.e. stateless).

• The IPv6 GUA network prefix & prefix length
• Flag set to 1 for the host to use SLAAC
• O flag set to 1 informing the host to seek that additional configuration information from a DHCPv6 server
• M flag set to the default value 0
• PC1 sends a DHCPv6 SOLICIT message seeking additional information from a stateless DHCPv6 server

If the RA flags indicate the stateless DHCPv6 method, the host uses the information in the RA message for addressing and contacts a DHCPv6 server for additional information

PC1 receives a stateless RA message containing: