高级计算机网络第四章IPv6 v3.ppt

* * * * * Stateless autoconfiguration is a key feature of IPv6. It enables serverless basic configuration of the nodes as well as easy renumbering. Stateless autoconfiguration uses the information in the router advertisement (RA) messages to configure the node. The prefix included in the RA is used as the /64 prefix for the node address. The other 64 bits are obtained by the Interface Identifier, which in the case of Ethernet, is the EUI-64 format. RA are sent periodically. When a node boots, the node needs its address in the early stage of the boot process. It can be long to wait for the nex