A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 8168 Title: DHCPv6 Prefix-Length Hint Issues Author: T. Li, C. Liu, Y. Cui Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: May 2017 Mailbox: peter416733@gmail.com, gnocuil@gmail.com, yong.cui.thu@gmail.com Pages: 9 Characters: 21936 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-dhc-dhcpv6-prefix-length-hint-issue-06.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8168 DOI: 10.17487/RFC8168 DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation allows a client to include a prefix-length hint value in the IA_PD option to indicate a preference for the size of the prefix to be delegated, but it is unclear about how the client and server should act in different situations involving the prefix-length hint. This document provides a summary of the existing problems with the prefix-length hint and guidance on what the client and server could do in different situations. This document is a product of the Dynamic Host Configuration Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/retrieve/bulk Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC