IP Address Lease Time
Code
51
Length
Fixed, 4 octets.
Value
Single, signed 32-bit integer representing a client's lease time, in seconds.
Description
This option type is used to negotiate and exchange lease-time information between DHCP clients and servers in two possible ways. First, the option can be used in a DHCPDiscover or DHCPRequest message sent by a client to request a lease time for its IP address. Second, the option can be used in a DHCPOffer message sent by a server to specify a lease time the server can offer to the client.
Structure
Code |
Length |
Lease Time |
---|---|---|
51 |
4 |
lease time in seconds |