IpAddressStatusTC

• Base type Enumeration

The status of an address. Most of the states correspond to states from the IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration protocol. The preferred(1) state indicates that this is a valid address that can appear as the destination or source address of a packet. The deprecated(2) state indicates that this is a valid but deprecated address that should no longer be used as a source address in new communications, but packets addressed to such an address are processed as expected. The invalid(3) state indicates that this isn't a valid address and it shouldn't appear as the destination or source address of a packet. The inaccessible(4) state indicates that the address is not accessible because the interface to which this address is assigned is not operational. The unknown(5) state indicates that the status cannot be determined for some reason. The tentative(6) state indicates that the uniqueness of the address on the link is being verified. Addresses in this state should not be used for general communication and should only be used to determine the uniqueness of the address. The duplicate(7) state indicates the address has been determined to be non-unique on the link and so must not be used. The optimistic(8) state indicates the address is available for use, subject to restrictions, while its uniqueness on a link is being verified. In the absence of other information, an IPv4 address is always preferred(1).