Combine an advertised prefix and identifier
03A suitable Prefix Information option with the Autonomous flag can drive global address formation.
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Combine a valid prefix with the interface identifier and perform required address checks.
Combine a valid prefix with the interface identifier and perform required address checks.
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Ignore it for SLAAC when the Autonomous flag is not set.
- Ignore it for SLAAC when the Autonomous flag is not set.
- The prefix length and interface-identifier length must fit the address length, and valid lifetime must not be less than preferred lifetime.
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