
Document	Type	RFC - Proposed Standard (June 2016; No errata) Was draft-ietf-dhc-access-network-identifier (dhc WG)
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                       S. Bhandari
Request for Comments: 7839                                 S. Gundavelli
Category: Standards Track                                     M. Grayson
ISSN: 2070-1721                                                  B. Volz
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                             J. Korhonen
                                                        Broadcom Limited
                                                               June 2016

                Access-Network-Identifier Option in DHCP

Abstract

   This document specifies the format and mechanism that is to be used
   for encoding Access-Network Identifiers in DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 messages
   by defining new Access-Network-Identifier options and sub-options.

Status of This Memo

   This is an Internet Standards Track document.

   This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force
   (IETF).  It represents the consensus of the IETF community.  It has
   received public review and has been approved for publication by the
   Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG).  Further information on
   Internet Standards is available in Section 2 of RFC 7841.

   Information about the current status of this document, any errata,
   and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at
   http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7839.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Motivation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
   4.  DHCPv4 Access-Network-Identifier Option . . . . . . . . . . .   5
     4.1.  DHCPv4 Access-Network-Identifier Sub-options  . . . . . .   5
     4.2.  DHCPv4 Access-Technology-Type Sub-option  . . . . . . . .   6
     4.3.  DHCPv4 Network-Identifier Sub-options . . . . . . . . . .   7
       4.3.1.  DHCPv4 Network-Name Sub-option  . . . . . . . . . . .   7
       4.3.2.  DHCPv4 Access-Point-Name Sub-option . . . . . . . . .   8
       4.3.3.  DHCPv4 Access-Point-BSSID Sub-option  . . . . . . . .   9
     4.4.  DHCPv4 Operator-Identifier Sub-options  . . . . . . . . .   9
       4.4.1.  DHCPv4 Operator-Identifier Sub-option . . . . . . . .   9
       4.4.2.  DHCPv4 Operator-Realm Sub-option  . . . . . . . . . .  10
   5.  DHCPv6 Access-Network-Identifier Options  . . . . . . . . . .  10
     5.1.  DHCPv6 Access-Technology-Type Option  . . . . . . . . . .  11
     5.2.  DHCPv6 Network-Identifier Options . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
       5.2.1.  DHCPv6 Network-Name Option  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       5.2.2.  DHCPv6 Access-Point-Name Option . . . . . . . . . . .  12
       5.2.3.  DHCPv6 Access-Point-BSSID Option  . . . . . . . . . .  13
     5.3.  DHCPv6 Operator-Identifier Options  . . . . . . . . . . .  13
       5.3.1.  DHCPv6 Operator-Identifier Option . . . . . . . . . .  13
       5.3.2.  DHCPv6 Operator-Realm Option  . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   6.  Relay Agent Behavior  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
   7.  Server Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   8.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   9.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
   10. References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     10.1.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
     10.2.  Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
   Acknowledgements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  19
   Authors' Addresses  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20

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1.  Introduction

   Access-network identification of a network device has a range of

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