Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)                          F. Costa
Request for Comments: 6957                              J-M. Combes, Ed.
Category: Standards Track                                    X. Pougnard
ISSN: 2070-1721                                    France Telecom Orange
                                                                  H. Li
                                                    Huawei Technologies
                                                              June 2013


                  Duplicate Address Detection Proxy

Abstract

  The document describes a proxy-based mechanism allowing the use of
  Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) by IPv6 nodes in a point-to-
  multipoint architecture with a "split-horizon" forwarding scheme,
  primarily deployed for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and Fiber access
  architectures.  Based on the DAD signaling, the first-hop router
  stores in a Binding Table all known IPv6 addresses used on a point-
  to-multipoint domain (e.g., VLAN).  When a node performs DAD for an
  address already used by another node, the first-hop router defends
  the address rather than the device using the address.

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 5741.

  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/rfc6957.















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Table of Contents

  1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
    1.1.  Requirements Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
  2.  Background  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
  3.  Why Existing IETF Solutions Are Not Sufficient  . . . . . . .   4
    3.1.  Duplicate Address Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4
    3.2.  Neighbor Discovery Proxy  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
    3.3.  6LoWPAN Neighbor Discovery  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5
    3.4.  IPv6 Mobility Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
  4.  Duplicate Address Detection Proxy (DAD-Proxy) Specifications    6
    4.1.  DAD-Proxy Data Structure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
    4.2.  DAD-Proxy Mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
      4.2.1.  No Entry Exists for the Tentative Address . . . . . .   7
      4.2.2.  An Entry Already Exists for the Tentative Address . .   7
      4.2.3.  Confirmation of Reachability to Check the Validity of
              the Conflict  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
  5.  Manageability Considerations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
  6.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
    6.1.  Interoperability with SEND  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
    6.2.  Protection against IP Source Address Spoofing . . . . . .  11
  7.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11
  8.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
    8.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
    8.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
  Appendix A.  DAD-Proxy State Machine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14










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1.  Introduction

  This document specifies a function called Duplicate Address Detection
  (DAD) proxy allowing the use of DAD by the nodes on the same point-
  to-multipoint domain with a "split-horizon" forwarding scheme,
  primarily deployed for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and Fiber access
  architectures [TR-101].  It only impacts the first-hop router and it
  doesn't need modifications on the other IPv6 nodes.  This mechanism
  is fully effective if all the nodes of a point-to-multipoint domain
  (except the DAD proxy itself) perform DAD.

  This document explains also why the DAD mechanism [RFC4862] without a
  proxy cannot be used in a point-to-multipoint architecture with a
  "split-horizon" forwarding scheme (IPv6 over PPP [RFC5072] is not
  affected).  One of the main reasons is that, because of this
  forwarding scheme, IPv6 nodes on the same point-to-multipoint domain
  cannot have direct communication: any communication between them must
  go through the first-hop router of the same domain.

  It is assumed in this document that link-layer addresses on a point-
  to-multipoint domain are unique from the first-hop router's point of
  view (e.g., in an untrusted Ethernet architecture, this assumption
  can be guaranteed thanks to mechanisms such as Media Access Control
  (MAC) address translation performed by an aggregation device between
  IPv6 nodes and the first-hop router).

1.1.  Requirements Language

  The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
  "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
  document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [RFC2119].

2.  Background

  Terminology in this document follows that in "Neighbor Discovery for
  IP version 6 (IPv6)" [RFC4861] and "IPv6 Stateless Address
  Autoconfiguration" [RFC4862].  In addition, this section defines
  additional terms related to DSL and Fiber access architectures, which
  are an important case where the solution described in this document
  can be used:

  Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
        The first IPv6 node in a customer's network.

  Access Node (AN)
        The first aggregation point in the public access network.  It
        is considered as an L2 bridge in this document.




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  Broadband Network Gateway (BNG)
        The first-hop router from the CPE's point of view.

  VLAN N:1 architecture
        A point-to-multipoint architecture where many CPEs are
        connected to the same VLAN.  The CPEs may be connected on the
        same or different Access Nodes.

  split-horizon model
        A forwarding scheme where CPEs cannot have direct layer 2
        communications between them (i.e., IP flows must be forwarded
        through the BNG via routing).

  The following figure shows where the different entities are, as
  defined above.

     +------+         +----+
     | CPE3 |---------| AN |
     +------+         +----+
                        |
                        |
     +------+         +----+
     | CPE2 |---------| AN |---+
     +------+         +----+   |
     +------+            |     |
     | CPE1 |------------+     |
     +------+               +-----+
                            | BNG |--- Internet
                            +-----+

               Figure 1: DSL and Fiber Access Architecture

3.  Why Existing IETF Solutions Are Not Sufficient

  In a DSL or Fiber access architecture depicted in Figure 1, CPE1,
  CPE2, CPE3, and the BNG are IPv6 nodes, while AN is an L2 bridge
  providing connectivity between the BNG and each CPE.  The AN enforces
  a split-horizon model so that CPEs can only send and receive frames
  (e.g., Ethernet frames) to and from the BNG but not to each other.
  That said, the BNG is on the same link with all CPEs, but a given CPE
  is not on the same link with any other CPE.

3.1.  Duplicate Address Detection

  Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) [RFC4862] is performed when an IPv6
  node verifies the uniqueness of a tentative IPv6 address.  This node
  sends a Neighbor Solicitation (NS) message with the IP destination
  set to the solicited-node multicast address of the tentative address.



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  This NS message is multicasted to other nodes on the same link.  When
  the tentative address is already used on the link by another node,
  this last one replies with a Neighbor Advertisement (NA) message to
  inform the first node.  So, when performing DAD, a node expects the
  NS messages to be received by any node currently using the tentative
  address.

  However, in a point-to-multipoint network with a split-horizon
  forwarding scheme implemented in the AN, the CPEs are prevented from
  talking to each other directly.  All packets sent out from a CPE are
  forwarded by the AN only to the BNG but not to any other CPE.  NS
  messages sent by a certain CPE will be received only by the BNG and
  will not reach other CPEs.  So, other CPEs have no idea that a
  certain IPv6 address is used by another CPE.  That means, in a
  network with split-horizon, DAD, as defined in [RFC4862], can't work
  properly without additional help.

3.2.  Neighbor Discovery Proxy

  Neighbor Discovery (ND) Proxy [RFC4389] is designed for forwarding ND
  messages between different IP links where the subnet prefix is the
  same.  An ND Proxy function on a bridge ensures that packets between
  nodes on different segments can be received by this function and have
  the correct link-layer address type on each segment.  When the ND
  Proxy receives a multicast ND message, it forwards it to all other
  interfaces on a same link.

  In DSL or Fiber networks, when the AN, acting as an ND Proxy,
  receives an ND message from a CPE, it will forward it to the BNG but
  none of the other CPEs, as only the BNG is on the same link with the
  CPE.  Hence, implementing ND Proxy on the AN would not help a CPE
  acknowledge link-local addresses used by other CPEs.

  As the BNG must not forward link-local scoped messages sent from a
  CPE to other CPEs, ND Proxy cannot be implemented in the BNG.

3.3.  6LoWPAN Neighbor Discovery

  [RFC6775] defines an optional modification of DAD for IPv6 over Low-
  Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN).  When a 6LoWPAN node
  wants to configure an IPv6 address, it registers that address with
  one or more of its default routers using the Address Registration
  Option (ARO).  If this address is already owned by another node, the
  router informs the 6LoWPAN node that this address cannot be
  configured.

  This mechanism requires modifications in all hosts in order to
  support the ARO.



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3.4.  IPv6 Mobility Manager

  According to [RFC6275], a home agent acts as a proxy for mobile nodes
  when they are away from the home network: the home agent defends a
  mobile node's home address by replying to NS messages with NA
  messages.

  There is a problem for this mechanism if it is applied in a DSL or
  Fiber public access network.  Operators of such networks require that
  an NA message is only received by the sender of the corresponding NS
  message, for security and scalability reasons.  However, the home
  agent per [RFC6275] multicasts NA messages on the home link and all
  nodes on this link will receive these NA messages.  This shortcoming
  prevents this mechanism from being deployed in DSL or Fiber access
  networks directly.

4.  Duplicate Address Detection Proxy (DAD-Proxy) Specifications

  First, it is important to note that, as this mechanism is strongly
  based on DAD [RFC4862], it is not completely reliable, and the goal
  of this document is not to fix DAD.

4.1.  DAD-Proxy Data Structure

  A BNG needs to store in a Binding Table information related to the
  IPv6 addresses generated by any CPE.  This Binding Table can be
  distinct from the Neighbor Cache.  This must be done per point-to-
  multipoint domain (e.g., per Ethernet VLAN).  Each entry in this
  Binding Table MUST contain the following fields:

  o  IPv6 Address

  o  Link-layer Address

  For security or performances reasons, it must be possible to limit
  the number of IPv6 addresses per link-layer address (possibly, but
  not necessarily, to 1).

  On the reception of an unsolicited NA (e.g., when a CPE wishes to
  inform its neighbors of a new link-layer address) for an IPv6 address
  already recorded in the Binding Table, each entry associated to this
  IPv6 address MUST be updated consequently: the current link-layer
  address is replaced by the one included in the unsolicited NA
  message.

  For security or performances reasons, the Binding Table MUST be large
  enough for the deployment in which it is used: if the Binding Table
  is distinct from the Neighbor Cache, it MUST be at least the same



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  size as this last one.  Implementations MUST either state the fixed
  size of the Binding Table that they support or make the size
  configurable.  In the latter case, implementations MUST state the
  largest Binding Table size that they support.  Additionally,
  implementations SHOULD allow an operator to inquire about the current
  occupancy level of the Binding Table to determine if it is about to
  become full.  Implementations encountering a full Binding Table will
  likely handle it in a way similar to NS message loss.

  It is recommended to apply technical solutions to minimize the risk
  that the Binding Table becomes full.  These solutions are out of the
  scope of this document.

4.2.  DAD-Proxy Mechanism

  When a CPE performs DAD, as specified in [RFC4862], it sends a
  Neighbor Solicitation (NS) message, with the unspecified address as
  the source address, in order to check if a tentative address is
  already in use on the link.  The BNG receives this message and MUST
  perform actions specified in the following sections based on the
  information in the Binding Table.

4.2.1.  No Entry Exists for the Tentative Address

  When there is no entry for the tentative address, the BNG MUST create
  one with the following information:

  o  IPv6 Address field set to the tentative address in the NS message.

  o  Link-layer Address field set to the link-layer source address in
     the link-layer header of the NS message.

  The BNG MUST NOT reply to the CPE or forward the NS message.

4.2.2.  An Entry Already Exists for the Tentative Address

  When there is an entry for the tentative address, the BNG MUST check
  the following conditions:

  o  The address in the Target Address field in the NS message is equal
     to the address in the IPv6 Address field in the entry.

  o  The source address of the IPv6 Header in the NS message is equal
     to the unspecified address.

  When these conditions are met and the source address of the link-
  layer header in the NS message is equal to the address in the Link-
  layer Address field in the entry, that means the CPE is still



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  performing DAD for this address.  The BNG MUST NOT reply to the CPE
  or forward the NS message.

  When these conditions are met and the source address of the link-
  layer header in the NS message is not equal to the address in the
  Link-layer Address field in the entry, that means possibly another
  CPE is performing DAD for an already owned address.  The BNG then has
  to verify whether there is a real conflict by checking if the CPE
  whose IPv6 address is in the entry is still connected.  In the
  following text, we will call IPv6-CPE1 the IPv6 address of the
  existing entry in the Binding Table, Link-layer-CPE1 the link-layer
  address of that entry, and Link-layer-CPE2 the link-layer address of
  the CPE that is performing DAD, which is different from Link-layer-
  CPE1.

  The BNG MUST check if the potential address conflict is real.  In
  particular:

  o  If IPv6-CPE1 is in the Neighbor Cache and it is associated with
     Link-layer-CPE1, the reachability of IPv6-CPE1 MUST be confirmed
     as explained in Section 4.2.3.

  o  If IPv6-CPE1 is in the Neighbor Cache, but in this cache it is
     associated with a link-layer address other than Link-layer-CPE1,
     that means that there is possibly a conflict with another CPE, but
     that CPE did not perform DAD.  This situation is out of the scope
     of this document, since one assumption made above is that all the
     nodes of a point-to-multipoint domain (except the DAD proxy
     itself) perform DAD.

  o  If IPv6-CPE1 is not in the Neighbor Cache, then the BNG MUST
     create a new entry based on the information of the entry in the
     Binding Table.  This step is necessary in order to trigger the
     reachability check as explained in Section 4.2.3.  The entry in
     the Neighbor Cache MUST be created based on the algorithm defined
     in Section 7.3.3 of [RFC4861], in particular by treating this case
     as though a packet other than a solicited Neighbor Advertisement
     were received from IPv6-CPE1.  Thus, the new entry of the Neighbor
     Cache MUST contain the following information:

     *  IPv6 address: IPv6-CPE1

     *  Link-layer address: Link-layer-CPE1

     *  State: STALE

     The reachability of IPv6-CPE1 MUST be confirmed as soon as
     possible following the procedure explained in Section 4.2.3.



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4.2.3.  Confirmation of Reachability to Check the Validity of the
       Conflict

  Given that the IPv6-CPE1 is in an entry of the Neighbor Cache, the
  reachability of IPv6-CPE1 is checked by using the Neighbor
  Unreachability Detection (NUD) mechanism described in Section 7.3.1
  of [RFC4861].  This mechanism MUST be triggered as though a packet
  had to be sent to IPv6-CPE1.  Note that in some cases this mechanism
  does not do anything.  For instance, if the state of the entry is
  REACHABLE and a positive confirmation was received recently that the
  forward path to the IPv6-CPE1 was functioning properly (see RFC 4861
  for more details), this mechanism does not do anything.

  Next, the behavior of the BNG depends on the result of the NUD
  process, as explained in the following sections.

4.2.3.1.  The Result of the NUD Process is Negative

  If the result of the NUD process is negative (i.e., if this process
  removes IPv6-CPE1 from the Neighbor Cache), that means that the
  potential conflict is not real.

  The conflicting entry in the Binding Table (Link-layer-CPE1) is
  deleted and it is replaced by a new entry with the same IPv6 address,
  but the link-layer address of the CPE is performing DAD (Link-layer-
  CPE2), as explained in Section 4.2.1.

4.2.3.2.  The Result of the NUD Process is Positive

  If the result of the NUD process is positive (i.e., if after this
  process the state of IPv6-CPE1 is REACHABLE), that means that the
  potential conflict is real.

  As shown in Figure 2, the BNG MUST reply to the CPE that is
  performing DAD (CPE2 in Figure 1) with an NA message that has the
  following format:

  Layer 2 Header Fields:

        Source Address
              The link-layer address of the interface on which the BNG
              received the NS message.

        Destination Address
              The source address in the Layer 2 Header of the NS
              message received by the BNG (i.e., Link-layer-CPE2).





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  IPv6 Header Fields:

        Source Address
              An address assigned to the interface from which the
              advertisement is sent.

        Destination Address
              The all-nodes multicast address.

  ICMPv6 Fields:

        Target Address
              The tentative address already used (i.e., IPv6-CPE1).

        Target Link-layer Address
              The link-layer address of the interface on which the BNG
              received the NS message.

    CPE1      CPE2       BNG
     |         |          |
  (a)|         |          |
     |         |          |
  (b)|===================>|
     |         |          |(c)
     |         |          |
     |      (d)|          |
     |         |          |
     |      (e)|=========>|
     |         |          |
     |         |<=========|(f)
     |         |          |

  (a) CPE1 generates a tentative address
  (b) CPE1 performs DAD for this one
  (c) BNG updates its Binding Table
  (d) CPE2 generates a same tentative address
  (e) CPE2 performs DAD for this one
  (f) BNG informs CPE2 that DAD fails

                          Figure 2: DAD Failure

  The BNG and the CPE MUST support the unicast transmission on the link
  layer of IPv6 multicast messages [RFC6085], to be able, respectively,
  to generate and to process such a packet format.







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5.  Manageability Considerations

  The BNG SHOULD support a mechanism to log and emit alarms whenever a
  duplication of IPv6 addresses is detected by the DAD-Proxy function.
  Moreover, the BNG SHOULD implement a function to allow an operator to
  access logs and to see the current entries in the Binding Table.  The
  management of access rights to get this information is out of the
  scope of this document.

6.  Security Considerations

6.1.  Interoperability with SEND

  The mechanism described in this document will not interoperate with
  SEcure Neighbor Discovery (SEND) [RFC3971].  This is due to the BNG
  not owning the private key associated with the Cryptographically
  Generated Address (CGA) [RFC3972] needed to correctly sign the
  proxied ND messages [RFC5909].

  Secure Proxy ND Support for SEND [RFC6496] has been specified to
  address this limitation, and it SHOULD be implemented and used on the
  BNG and the CPEs.

6.2.  Protection against IP Source Address Spoofing

  To ensure protection against IP source address spoofing in data
  packets, this proposal can be used in combination with Source Address
  Validation Improvement (SAVI) mechanisms [RFC6620] [SAVI-SEND]
  [SAVI-MIX].

  If SAVI mechanisms are used, the SAVI device is the BNG, and the
  Binding Anchor for a CPE is its MAC address, which is assumed to be
  unique in this document (cf. Section 1).

7.  Acknowledgments

  The authors would like to thank Alan Kavanagh, Wojciech Dec, Suresh
  Krishnan, and Tassos Chatzithomaoglou for their comments.  The
  authors would like also to thank the IETF 6man WG members and the BBF
  community for their support.











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8.  References

8.1.  Normative References

  [RFC2119]   Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

  [RFC4861]   Narten, T., Nordmark, E., Simpson, W., and H. Soliman,
              "Neighbor Discovery for IP version 6 (IPv6)", RFC 4861,
              September 2007.

  [RFC4862]   Thomson, S., Narten, T., and T. Jinmei, "IPv6 Stateless
              Address Autoconfiguration", RFC 4862, September 2007.

  [RFC6085]   Gundavelli, S., Townsley, M., Troan, O., and W. Dec,
              "Address Mapping of IPv6 Multicast Packets on Ethernet",
              RFC 6085, January 2011.

8.2.  Informative References

  [RFC3971]   Arkko, J., Kempf, J., Zill, B., and P. Nikander, "SEcure
              Neighbor Discovery (SEND)", RFC 3971, March 2005.

  [RFC3972]   Aura, T., "Cryptographically Generated Addresses (CGA)",
              RFC 3972, March 2005.

  [RFC4389]   Thaler, D., Talwar, M., and C. Patel, "Neighbor Discovery
              Proxies (ND Proxy)", RFC 4389, April 2006.

  [RFC5072]   Varada, S., Ed., Haskins, D., and E. Allen, "IP Version 6
              over PPP", RFC 5072, September 2007.

  [RFC5909]   Combes, J-M., Krishnan, S., and G. Daley, "Securing
              Neighbor Discovery Proxy: Problem Statement", RFC 5909,
              July 2010.

  [RFC6275]   Perkins, C., Johnson, D., and J. Arkko, "Mobility Support
              in IPv6", RFC 6275, July 2011.

  [RFC6496]   Krishnan, S., Laganier, J., Bonola, M., and A.  Garcia-
              Martinez, "Secure Proxy ND Support for SEcure Neighbor
              Discovery (SEND)", RFC 6496, February 2012.

  [RFC6620]   Nordmark, E., Bagnulo, M., and E. Levy-Abegnoli, "FCFS
              SAVI: First-Come, First-Served Source Address Validation
              Improvement for Locally Assigned IPv6 Addresses", RFC
              6620, May 2012.




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  [RFC6775]   Shelby, Z., Chakrabarti, S., Nordmark, E., and C.
              Bormann, "Neighbor Discovery Optimization for IPv6 over
              Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPANs)",
              RFC 6775, November 2012.

  [SAVI-MIX]  Bi, J., Yao, G., Halpern, J., and E. Levy-Abegnoli, Ed.,
              "SAVI for Mixed Address Assignment Methods Scenario",
              Work in Progress, May 2013.

  [SAVI-SEND] Bagnulo, M. and A. Garcia-Martinez, "SEND-based Source-
              Address Validation Implementation", Work in Progress,
              April 2013.

  [TR-101]    The Broadband Forum, "Migration to Ethernet-Based DSL
              Aggregation", Issue 2, Technical Report TR-101, July
              2011, <http://www.broadband-forum.org/technical/download/
              TR-101_Issue-2.pdf>.


































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Appendix A.  DAD-Proxy State Machine

  This appendix, which is informative, contains a summary (cf. Table 1)
  of the actions done by the BNG when it receives a DAD-based NS
  (DAD-NS) message.  The tentative address in this message is IPv6-CPE1
  and the associated link-layer address is Link-layer-CPE2.  The
  actions are precisely specified in Section 4.2.

  +------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------+
  | Event      | Check              | Action             | New event  |
  +------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------+
  | DAD-NS     | * No entry for     | Create an entry    | -          |
  | message    | IPv6-CPE1 in the   | for IPv6-CPE1      |            |
  | reception. | Binding Table.     | bound to Link-     |            |
  |            |                    | layer-CPE2 in the  |            |
  |            |                    | Binding Table.     |            |
  |            | * Entry for        | -                  | Existing   |
  |            | IPv6-CPE1 in the   |                    | entry.     |
  |            | Binding Table.     |                    |            |
  |            |                    |                    |            |
  | Existing   | * Link-layer-CPE2  | -                  | -          |
  | entry.     | bound to IPv6-CPE1 |                    |            |
  |            | in the Binding     |                    |            |
  |            | Table.             |                    |            |
  |            | * Another link-    | -                  | Conflict?  |
  |            | layer address,     |                    |            |
  |            | Link-layer-CPE1,   |                    |            |
  |            | bound to IPv6-CPE1 |                    |            |
  |            | in the Binding     |                    |            |
  |            | Table.             |                    |            |
  |            |                    |                    |            |
  | Conflict?  | * IPv6-CPE1        | -                  | Reachable? |
  |            | associated to      |                    |            |
  |            | Link-layer-CPE1 in |                    |            |
  |            | the Neighbor       |                    |            |
  |            | Cache.             |                    |            |
  |            | * IPv6-CPE1        | Out of scope.      | -          |
  |            | associated to      |                    |            |
  |            | another link-layer |                    |            |
  |            | address than Link- |                    |            |
  |            | layer-CPE1 in the  |                    |            |
  |            | Neighbor Cache.    |                    |            |
  |            | * IPv6-CPE1 is not | Create an entry    | Reachable? |
  |            | in the Neighbor    | for IPv6-CPE1      |            |
  |            | Cache.             | associated to      |            |
  |            |                    | Link-layer-CPE1 in |            |
  |            |                    | the Neighbor       |            |
  |            |                    | Cache.             |            |



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  | Reachable? | * NUD process is   | IPv6-CPE2 is bound | -          |
  |            | negative.          | to Link-layer-     |            |
  |            |                    | CPE2, instead to   |            |
  |            |                    | Link-layer-CPE1,   |            |
  |            |                    | in the Binding     |            |
  |            |                    | Table.             |            |
  |            | * NUD process is   | A NA message is    | -          |
  |            | positive.          | sent.              |            |
  +------------+--------------------+--------------------+------------+

                    Table 1: DAD-Proxy State Machine








































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Authors' Addresses

  Fabio Costa
  France Telecom Orange
  61 rue des Archives
  75141 Paris Cedex 03
  France

  EMail: [email protected]


  Jean-Michel Combes (editor)
  France Telecom Orange
  38 rue du General Leclerc
  92794 Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex 9
  France

  EMail: [email protected]


  Xavier Pougnard
  France Telecom Orange
  2 avenue Pierre Marzin
  22300 Lannion
  France

  EMail: [email protected]


  Hongyu Li
  Huawei Technologies
  Huawei Industrial Base
  Shenzhen
  China

  EMail: [email protected]















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