1.. _dhcpv6_interface:
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3DHCPv6
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6.. contents::
7    :local:
8    :depth: 2
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10Overview
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13The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IPv6 is a network management protocol
14used on IPv6 based networks. A DHCPv6 server dynamically assigns an IPv6 address
15and other network configuration parameters to each device on a network so they
16can communicate with other IP networks.
17See this
18`DHCPv6 Wikipedia article <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCPv6>`_
19for a detailed overview of how DHCPv6 works.
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21Note that Zephyr only supports DHCPv6 client functionality.
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23API Reference
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26.. doxygengroup:: dhcpv6
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