RFC 6059: Simple Procedures for Detecting Network Attachment in IPv6

Detecting Network Attachment allows hosts to assess if its existing addressing or routing configuration is valid for a newly connected network. This document…

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Outgoing relationships (7 related RFCs)

Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 4861: Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)
Normative reference — RFC 3971: SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND)
Informative reference — RFC 4862: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
Informative reference — RFC 4436: Detecting Network Attachment in IPv4 (DNAv4)
Informative reference — RFC 4957: Link-Layer Event Notifications for Detecting Network Attachments

Incoming relationships (9 related RFCs)

Normatively referenced by — RFC 8929: IPv6 Backbone Router
Normatively referenced by — RFC 7513: Source Address Validation Improvement (SAVI) Solution for DHCP
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6775: Neighbor Discovery Optimization for IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7217: A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6555: Happy Eyeballs: Success with Dual-Stack Hosts
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7844: Anonymity Profiles for DHCP Clients
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6574: Report from the Smart Object Workshop
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9915: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7550: Issues and Recommendations with Multiple Stateful DHCPv6 Options