Track preferred and valid lifetimes
04An address can stop being preferred before it stops being valid.
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RFC 4862 · § 5.5.4EXAMPLE
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Valid lifetime expires: remove it from usable addresses.
Valid lifetime expires: remove it from usable addresses.
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Preferred lifetime expiry deprecates the address; valid lifetime expiry invalidates it.
- Preferred lifetime expiry deprecates the address; valid lifetime expiry invalidates it.
- A deprecated address may continue existing communication; choose a preferred alternative for new communication when available.
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