Project Overview

Project Name: DHCPv6
Student: Kavya Bhat
Mentors: Tommaso Pecorella, Alberto Gallegos Ramonet, Manoj Kumar Rana
Google page: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2024/projects/X6Wbehcn
Project Goals: The project aims to implement DHCP for IPv6 (DHCPv6), which is used in IPv6 networks for address configuration on devices, and allows for central management of the network. ns-3 has a model for DHCP, which is used in IPv4 networks for address configuration. In IPv6, stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) may be used, but this does not allow one to manage addresses of hosts in a network. ns-3 currently does not have an implementation for DHCPv6, and the aim is to add functionality for this protocol.
Repository: https://gitlab.com/kavbhat/ns-3-dev/-/tree/gsoc-24
About Me: I have just completed my undergrad at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal (NITK). I am currently exploring the domains of operating systems and computer networks. I have earlier worked on the Neighbor Discovery protocol, and on IPv6 deployment in the university network.
Project Proposal: Link

Milestones

The GSoC period is divided into three phases. According to the proposal, the deliverables are as follows:

Duration: Week 1 to Week 6

Create the Dhcp6Header class and add the member function implementations.
Create the Dhcp6Server class and add the necessary functionality.
Create the Dhcp6Client class and implement the member functions for requesting and binding addresses.
Write unit tests for the new classes.

Duration: Week 7 to Week 10

Duration: Week 11 to Week 12