{
  "draft": "draft-ietf-ipv6-rfc2462bis-08",
  "doc_id": "RFC4862",
  "title": "IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration",
  "authors": [
    "S. Thomson",
    "T. Narten",
    "T. Jinmei"
  ],
  "format": [
    "TEXT",
    "HTML"
  ],
  "page_count": "30",
  "pub_status": "DRAFT STANDARD",
  "status": "DRAFT STANDARD",
  "source": "IP Version 6 Working Group",
  "abstract": "This document specifies the steps a host takes in deciding how to autoconfigure its interfaces in IP version 6.  The autoconfiguration process includes generating a link-local address, generating global addresses via stateless address autoconfiguration, and the Duplicate Address Detection procedure to verify the uniqueness of the addresses on a link. [STANDARDS-TRACK]",
  "pub_date": "September 2007",
  "keywords": [
    "IPV6-AUTO",
    "host",
    "link-local",
    "internet protocol version 6",
    "link-local address",
    "duplicate address detection"
  ],
  "obsoletes": [
    "RFC2462"
  ],
  "obsoleted_by": [],
  "updates": [],
  "updated_by": [
    "RFC7527",
    "RFC9762"
  ],
  "see_also": [],
  "doi": "10.17487/RFC4862",
  "errata_url": "https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/rfc4862"
}