Typical Networking of the DHCPv6 Relay Agent
Figure 1 shows a typical networking of the DHCPv6 relay agent.
The device functions as a DHCPv6 relay agent, the client can communicate with a DHCPv6 server on another network segment through the DHCPv6 relay agent, and obtain an IPv6 address and other configuration parameters from the global address pool on the DHCP server. In this manner, DHCPv6 clients on multiple network segments can share one DHCPv6 server. This reduces costs and facilitates centralized management.