Network Working Group G. Waters
Request for Comments: 3011 Nortel Networks
Category: Standards Track November 2000
The IPv4 Subnet Selection Option for DHCP
Status of this Memo
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 "Internet
Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
This memo defines a new Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
option for selecting the subnet on which to allocate an address.
This option would override a DHCP server's normal methods of
selecting the subnet on which to allocate an address for a client.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................1
1.1. Motivational Example........................................2
2. Subnet Selection Option Definition............................3
3. Intellectual Property.........................................4
4. IANA Considerations...........................................4
5. Acknowledgements..............................................5
6. Security Considerations.......................................5
7. References....................................................5
8. Editor's Addresses............................................6
9. Full Copyright Statement......................................7
1. Introduction
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) [RFC 2131] provides a
framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP
network. RFC 2132 [RFC 2132] specifies DHCP option configuration
information that may be carried in DHCP packets to/from the DHCP
server and the DHCP client. This document specifies a new DHCP
option.
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