IETF RFC 7559
Packet-Loss Resiliency for Router Solicitations
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Organization: | IETF |
Publication Date: | 1 May 2015 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 6 |
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When an interface on a host is initialized, the host transmits Router Solicitations in order to minimize the amount of time it needs to wait until the next unsolicited multicast Router Advertisement is received. In certain scenarios, these Router Solicitations transmitted by the host might be lost. This document specifies a mechanism for hosts to cope with the loss of the initial Router Solicitations.
Document History

IETF RFC 7559
May 1, 2015
Packet-Loss Resiliency for Router Solicitations
When an interface on a host is initialized, the host transmits Router Solicitations in order to minimize the amount of time it needs to wait until the next unsolicited multicast Router Advertisement...