is and the client's link-local address is . Client sends a solicit from []:546 to multicast address []:547. Server replies with an advertise from []:547 to []:546. Client replies with a request from []:546 to []:547. Server finishes with a reply from []:547 to []:546. DHCPv6 Message types This table lists the DHCPv6 message types. IETF standards , "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)" - Obsoletes RFC 3315, RFC 3633, RFC 3736, RFC 4242, RFC 7083, RFC 7283, RFC 7550. , "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Servers" , "DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)" , "The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) Client Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Option" , "DHCPv6 Leasequery" , "Lightweight DHCPv6 Relay Agent" (LDRA) - Updates RFC 3315, Errata , "Definition of the UUID-Based DHCPv6 Unique Identifier (DUID-UUID)" , "Client Link-Layer Address Option in DHCPv6" See also Comparison of DHCP server software Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Neighbor Discovery Protocol, which also supports DNS Configuration Prefix delegation, which allows a DHCPv6 client to obtain a whole prefix. References External links IANA DHCPv6 Parameters IPv6 Intelligence: DHCPv6, comparison of DHCPv6 packages and implementations (Last updated: April, 2009) IPv6 Ready: DHCPv6, list of IPv6 Phase II Certified DHCPv6 implementations (Last updated: December, 2012) IPv6 Application layer protocols de:Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol#DHCPv6