Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 1743)

DHCP for IPv6 (DHCPv6) Introduction and Configuration
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 65.7
Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange
The sequence for stateful DHCPv6 message exchange between a DHCPv6 Client and a
DHCPv6 Server is shown below in
Figure 65-1 .
1. The DHCPv6 Client starts by sending a SOLICIT message to the DHCPv6 Server.
2. The DHCPv6 Server sends an ADVERTISE message back to the DHCPv6 Client.
3. The DHCPv6 Client sends a REQUEST message to the DHCPv6 Server.
4. The DHCPv6 Server sends a REPLY message back to the DHCPv6 Client to finish.
Figure 65-1: Stateful DHCPv6 Message Exchange Diagram
See section “DHCPv6 Messages” on page 65.3 for descriptions of all DHCPv6 messages.
SOLICIT
REQUEST
Client
DHCPv6
4
Server
REPLY
1
2
ADVERTISE
DHCPv6
3