{"draft":"draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-failover-protocol-06","doc_id":"RFC8156","title":"DHCPv6 Failover Protocol","authors":["T. Mrugalski","K. Kinnear"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"96","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Dynamic Host Configuration","abstract":"DHCPv6 as defined in \"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6                       \r\n(DHCPv6)\" (RFC 3315) does not offer server redundancy.  This document\r\ndefines a protocol implementation to provide DHCPv6 failover, a\r\nmechanism for running two servers with the capability for either\r\nserver to take over clients' leases in case of server failure or\r\nnetwork partition.  It meets the requirements for DHCPv6 failover\r\ndetailed in \"DHCPv6 Failover Requirements\" (RFC 7031).","pub_date":"June 2017","keywords":["DHCPv6","Failover"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC8156","errata_url":null}