Re: [dhcwg] RFC3315 DECLINE definition

["Mudric, Dusan (Dusan)" <[e-mail]>]

Thanks to DHCWG group for their comments. I believe the proposals would benefit DHCv6 users.

For the record:

PROBLEM STATEMENTS:
- A network operator can set client IPv6 addresses on DHCPv6 server. An address can be invalid or make a client unreachable.
- A network operator can change an address prefix on a router. A client address can become unreachable
- A default router offering a prefix to a client can become unreachable. A client address can become unreachable on a local link 
- A client does not release unused addresses

PROPOSED FAILURE INDICATIONS
- A client validates the addresses and the address prefixes and notifies DHCPv6 server about the problems
- A client returns unused addresses
- DHCPv6 server:
  -- logs error messages (invalid & unreachable addresses with device IDs)
  -- does not assign the invalid addresses
  -- periodically checks for the reachability of unreachable addresses and, when they become reachable, assigns them again
- An operator
 -- checks if there are unreachable devices and the reason codes