Discover routers and on-link prefixes
01Router Solicitations can prompt Router Advertisements containing router and prefix information.
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DIAGRAM§ 6.3 ↗
RFC 4861 · § 6.3EXAMPLE
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Update default-router and on-link-prefix state separately.
Update default-router and on-link-prefix state separately.
Protocol participantThreat or exceptionProtocol controlSimplified drawings · precise section references
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A router’s lifetime and a prefix’s lifetime are separate.
- A router’s lifetime and a prefix’s lifetime are separate.
- A prefix’s on-link indication and autonomous-address-configuration indication have different meanings.
The drawing is a simplified worked example. Follow the linked RFC and its updates for implementation requirements.
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