diff --git a/dist/tools/ethos/start_network.sh b/dist/tools/ethos/start_network.sh
index fe0cb28d19..6d9a458340 100755
--- a/dist/tools/ethos/start_network.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/ethos/start_network.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ create_tap() {
     ip link set ${TAP} up
     ip a a fe80::1/64 dev ${TAP}
     ip a a fd00:dead:beef::1/128 dev lo
-    ip route add ${PREFIX} via fe80::2 dev ${TAP}
 }
 
 remove_tap() {
@@ -31,15 +30,25 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 start_uhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     ${UHCPD} ${TAP} ${PREFIX} > /dev/null &
     UHCPD_PID=$!
 }
 
 start_dhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     DHCPD_PIDFILE=$(mktemp)
     ${DHCPD} -d -p ${DHCPD_PIDFILE} ${TAP} ${PREFIX} 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+start_radvd() {
+    ADDR=$(echo "${PREFIX}" | sed -e 's/::\//::1\//')
+    ip a a "${ADDR}" dev "${TAP}"
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra=2
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen=64
+    ${RADVD} -c "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}"
+}
+
 if [ "$1" = "-d" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-dhcpv6" ]; then
     USE_DHCPV6=1
     shift 1
@@ -47,6 +56,13 @@ else
     USE_DHCPV6=0
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "-r" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-radvd" ]; then
+    USE_RADVD=1
+    shift 1
+else
+    USE_RADVD=0
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = "-e" ] || [ "$1" = "--ethos-only" ]; then
     ETHOS_ONLY=1
     shift 1
@@ -61,7 +77,7 @@ BAUDRATE=115200
 START_ETHOS=1
 
 [ -z "${PORT}" -o -z "${TAP}" -o -z "${PREFIX}" ] && {
-    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-e|--ethos-only] " \
+    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-e|--ethos-only] [-r|--use-radvd]" \
          "<serial-port> <tap-device> <prefix> " \
          "[baudrate]"
     exit 1
@@ -80,6 +96,10 @@ if [ ${ETHOS_ONLY} -ne 1 ]; then
         DHCPD="$(readlink -f "${ETHOS_DIR}/../dhcpv6-pd_ia/")/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py"
         start_dhcpd
         START_ETHOS=$?
+    elif [ ${USE_RADVD} -eq 1 ]; then
+        RADVD="$(readlink -f "${ETHOS_DIR}/../radvd/")/radvd.sh"
+        start_radvd
+        START_ETHOS=$?
     else
         UHCPD="$(readlink -f "${ETHOS_DIR}/../uhcpd/bin")/uhcpd"
         start_uhcpd
diff --git a/dist/tools/sliptty/start_network.sh b/dist/tools/sliptty/start_network.sh
index fe685821e3..6621472f92 100755
--- a/dist/tools/sliptty/start_network.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/sliptty/start_network.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 SLIPTTY_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
 UHCPD="$(cd "${SLIPTTY_DIR}/../uhcpd/bin" && pwd -P)/uhcpd"
 DHCPD="$(cd "${SLIPTTY_DIR}/../dhcpv6-pd_ia/" && pwd -P)/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py"
+RADVD="$(cd "${SLIPTTY_DIR}/../radvd/" && pwd -P)/radvd.sh"
 TUN=sl0
 TUN_GLB="fdea:dbee:f::1/64"
 UHCPD_PID=
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ create_tun() {
             echo "    ${SUDO} sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=0" >&2
             echo "when not desired without this script" >&2
             ${SUDO} sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.${TUN}.accept_ra=2
+            ${SUDO} sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf."${TUN}".accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen=64
             ${SUDO} ip link set ${TUN} up || exit 1
             ${SUDO} ip address add fe80::1/64 dev ${TUN}
             ${SUDO} ip address add ${TUN_GLB} dev ${TUN}
@@ -111,20 +113,26 @@ start_dhcpd() {
     ${DHCPD} -d -p ${DHCPD_PIDFILE} ${TUN} ${PREFIX} 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+start_radvd() {
+    "${RADVD}" -c "${TUN}" "${PREFIX}"
+}
+
 usage() {
-    echo "usage: $1 [-I <sl0>] [-d] [-e] [-g <addr>/<prefix_len>] <prefix> serial [baudrate]"
-    echo "usage: $1 [-I <sl0>] [-d] [-e] [-g <addr>/<prefix_len>] <prefix> tcp:host [port]"
+    echo "usage: $1 [-I <sl0>] [-d] [-r] [-e] [-g <addr>/<prefix_len>] <prefix> serial [baudrate]"
+    echo "usage: $1 [-I <sl0>] [-d] [-r] [-e] [-g <addr>/<prefix_len>] <prefix> tcp:host [port]"
 }
 
 trap "cleanup" INT QUIT TERM EXIT
 
 SLIP_ONLY=0
 USE_DHCPV6=0
+USE_RADVD=0
 
-while getopts dehI: opt; do
+while getopts dehIr: opt; do
     case ${opt} in
         d)  USE_DHCPV6=1; shift 1;;
         e)  SLIP_ONLY=1; shift 1;;
+        r)  USE_RADVD=1; shift 1;;
         I)  TUN=${OPTARG}; shift 2;;
         g)  TUN_GLB=${OPTARG}; shift 2;;
         h)  usage $0; exit 0;;
@@ -143,6 +151,9 @@ if [ ${SLIP_ONLY} -ne 1 ]; then
     if [ ${USE_DHCPV6} -eq 1 ]; then
         start_dhcpd
         START_SLIP=$?
+    elif [ ${USE_RADVD} -eq 1 ]; then
+        start_radvd
+        START_SLIP=$?
     else
         start_uhcpd
         START_SLIP=$?
diff --git a/dist/tools/usb-cdc-ecm/start_network.sh b/dist/tools/usb-cdc-ecm/start_network.sh
index 0684c61758..cf72f07b60 100755
--- a/dist/tools/usb-cdc-ecm/start_network.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/usb-cdc-ecm/start_network.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ setup_interface() {
     ip link set "${INTERFACE}" up
     ip a a fe80::1/64 dev "${INTERFACE}"
     ip a a fd00:dead:beef::1/128 dev lo
-    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${INTERFACE}"
 }
 
 cleanup_interface() {
@@ -57,15 +56,25 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 start_uhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${INTERFACE}"
     ${UHCPD} "${INTERFACE}" "${PREFIX}" > /dev/null &
     UHCPD_PID=$!
 }
 
 start_dhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${INTERFACE}"
     DHCPD_PIDFILE=$(mktemp)
     ${DHCPD} -d -p "${DHCPD_PIDFILE}" "${INTERFACE}" "${PREFIX}" 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+start_radvd() {
+    ADDR=$(echo "${PREFIX}" | sed -e 's/::\//::1\//')
+    ip a a "${ADDR}" dev "${INTERFACE}"
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${INTERFACE}".accept_ra=2
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${INTERFACE}".accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen=64
+    ${RADVD} -c "${INTERFACE}" "${PREFIX}"
+}
+
 if [ "$1" = "-d" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-dhcpv6" ]; then
     USE_DHCPV6=1
     shift 1
@@ -73,9 +82,16 @@ else
     USE_DHCPV6=0
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "-r" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-radvd" ]; then
+    USE_RADVD=1
+    shift 1
+else
+    USE_RADVD=0
+fi
+
 PREFIX=$1
 [ -z "${PREFIX}" ] && {
-    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcpv6] <prefix> [<serial-port>]"
+    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcpv6] [-r|--use-radvd ] <prefix> [<serial-port>]"
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -90,6 +106,9 @@ setup_interface
 if [ ${USE_DHCPV6} -eq 1 ]; then
     DHCPD="$(readlink -f "${USB_CDC_ECM_DIR}/../dhcpv6-pd_ia/")/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py"
     start_dhcpd
+elif [ ${USE_RADVD} -eq 1 ]; then
+    RADVD="$(readlink -f "${USB_CDC_ECM_DIR}/../radvd/")/radvd.sh"
+    start_radvd
 else
     UHCPD="$(readlink -f "${USB_CDC_ECM_DIR}/../uhcpd/bin")/uhcpd"
     start_uhcpd
diff --git a/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh b/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
index f98cd93b87..8e7f4ee33d 100755
--- a/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
+++ b/dist/tools/zep_dispatch/start_network.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd -P)"
 UHCPD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../uhcpd/bin" && pwd -P)/uhcpd"
 DHCPD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../dhcpv6-pd_ia/" && pwd -P)/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py"
+RADVD="$(cd "${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/../radvd/" && pwd -P)/radvd.sh"
 ZEP_DISPATCH="${ZEP_DISPATCH_DIR}/bin/zep_dispatch"
 
 TAP_GLB="fdea:dbee:f::1/64"
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@ create_tap() {
     ip link set "${TAP}" up
     ip a a fe80::1/64 dev "${TAP}"
     ip a a ${TAP_GLB} dev "${TAP}"
-    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
 }
 
 remove_tap() {
@@ -40,15 +40,25 @@ cleanup() {
 }
 
 start_uhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     ${UHCPD} "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}" > /dev/null &
     UHCPD_PID=$!
 }
 
 start_dhcpd() {
+    ip route add "${PREFIX}" via fe80::2 dev "${TAP}"
     DHCPD_PIDFILE=$(mktemp)
     ${DHCPD} -d -p "${DHCPD_PIDFILE}" "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}" 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+start_radvd() {
+    ADDR=$(echo "${PREFIX}" | sed -e 's/::\//::1\//')
+    ip a a "${ADDR}" dev "${TAP}"
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra=2
+    sysctl net.ipv6.conf."${TAP}".accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen=64
+    ${RADVD} -c "${TAP}" "${PREFIX}"
+}
+
 start_zep_dispatch() {
     ${ZEP_DISPATCH} :: "${ZEP_PORT_BASE}" > /dev/null &
     ZEP_DISPATCH_PID=$!
@@ -61,6 +71,13 @@ else
     USE_DHCPV6=0
 fi
 
+if [ "$1" = "-r" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-radvd" ]; then
+    USE_RADVD=1
+    shift 1
+else
+    USE_RADVD=0
+fi
+
 if [ "$1" = "-z" ] || [ "$1" = "--use-zep-dispatch" ]; then
     USE_ZEP_DISPATCH=1
     ZEP_PORT_BASE=$2
@@ -77,7 +94,7 @@ shift 2
 for TAP in "$@"; do :; done
 
 [[ -z "${ELFFILE}" || -z "${PREFIX}" || -z "${TAP}" ]] && {
-    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-z|--use-zep <port>] " \
+    echo "usage: $0 [-d|--use-dhcp] [-r|--use-radvd] [-z|--use-zep <port>] " \
          "<elffile> <prefix> [elf args]"
     exit 1
 }
@@ -92,6 +109,8 @@ fi
 
 if [ ${USE_DHCPV6} -eq 1 ]; then
     start_dhcpd
+elif [ ${USE_RADVD} -eq 1 ]; then
+    start_radvd
 else
     start_uhcpd
 fi
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
index 8771de9ae8..bd73d1c6b2 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile
@@ -44,17 +44,24 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 
 # When using a regular network uplink we should use DHCPv6
 ifneq (,$(filter cdc-ecm wifi ethernet,$(UPLINK)))
-  USE_DHCPV6 ?= 1
+  PREFIX_CONF ?= dhcpv6
 else
-  USE_DHCPV6 ?= 0
+  PREFIX_CONF ?= uhcp
 endif
 
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+# Check if the selected method for prefix configuration is valid
+ifeq (,$(filter dhcpv6 uhcp auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF)))
+  $(error Supported methods for prefix configuration are `dhcpv6`, `uhcp` and `auto_subnets`)
+endif
+
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   # include DHCPv6 client for 6LoWPAN border router
   USEMODULE += gnrc_dhcpv6_client_6lbr
-else
+else ifeq (uhcp,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   # include UHCP client
   USEMODULE += gnrc_uhcpc
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_auto_subnets_simple
 endif
 
 # Comment this out to disable code in RIOT that does safety checking
@@ -67,7 +74,7 @@ QUIET ?= 1
 
 # Ethos/native TAP interface and UHCP prefix can be configured from make command
 TAP ?= tap0
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifneq (,$(filter dhcpv6 auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF)))
   # with DHCPv6 the 64-bit delegated prefixes are generated from a shorter
   # configured prefix.
   IPV6_PREFIX ?= 2001:db8::/32
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
 # Compile-time configuration for DHCPv6 client (needs to come after
 # Makefile.include as this might come from Kconfig)
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_DHCPV6_CLIENT_6LBR_STATIC_ROUTE
     ifeq (1,$(STATIC_ROUTES))
       CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_DHCPV6_CLIENT_6LBR_STATIC_ROUTE=1
@@ -129,7 +136,7 @@ host-tools:
 
 # define native specific targets to only run UHCP daemon when required
 ifneq (,$(filter native,$(BOARD)))
-ifneq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (uhcp,$(PREFIX_CONF))
 .PHONY: uhcpd-daemon
 
 uhcpd-daemon: host-tools
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.cdc-ecm.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.cdc-ecm.conf
index 679b931c5f..8c86a6afbc 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.cdc-ecm.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.cdc-ecm.conf
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 USEMODULE += auto_init_usbus
 USEMODULE += usbus_cdc_ecm
 
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-dhcpv6
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-radvd
 endif
 
 # Configure terminal parameters for UHCP
 TERMDEPS += host-tools
 TERMPROG ?= sudo sh $(RIOTTOOLS)/usb-cdc-ecm/start_network.sh
-TERMFLAGS ?= $(FLAGS_EXTRAS) $(IPV6_PREFIX) $(PORT)
\ No newline at end of file
+TERMFLAGS ?= $(FLAGS_EXTRAS) $(IPV6_PREFIX) $(PORT)
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.ethos.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.ethos.conf
index 9a7d1484cd..abce83ffd0 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.ethos.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.ethos.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ CFLAGS += -DETHOS_BAUDRATE=$(ETHOS_BAUDRATE)
 
 STATIC_ROUTES ?= 1
 
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   FLAGS_EXTRAS=--use-dhcpv6
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  FLAGS_EXTRAS=--use-radvd
 endif
 
 # Configure terminal parameters
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
index d6dcab5c9f..a649b88aa6 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.native.conf
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ CFLAGS += -DASYNC_READ_NUMOF=$(shell expr $(ZEP_DEVICES) + 1)
 # Set CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig
 CFLAGS += $(if $(CONFIG_KCONFIG_MODULE_DHCPV6),,-DCONFIG_DHCPV6_CLIENT_PFX_LEASE_MAX=$(ZEP_DEVICES))
 
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-dhcpv6
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  FLAGS_EXTRAS += --use-radvd
 endif
 
 # enable the ZEP dispatcher
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.slip.conf b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.slip.conf
index d0c51b92be..bf36fdb80d 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.slip.conf
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/Makefile.slip.conf
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ CFLAGS += -DSLIPDEV_PARAM_BAUDRATE=$(SLIP_BAUDRATE)
 
 STATIC_ROUTES ?= 1
 
-ifeq (1,$(USE_DHCPV6))
+ifeq (dhcpv6,$(PREFIX_CONF))
   FLAGS_EXTRAS=-d
+else ifeq (auto_subnets,$(PREFIX_CONF))
+  FLAGS_EXTRAS=-r
+  USEMODULE += slipdev_l2addr
 endif
 
 # Configure terminal parameters
diff --git a/examples/gnrc_border_router/README.md b/examples/gnrc_border_router/README.md
index 9a0e6e50ea..e6c339c600 100644
--- a/examples/gnrc_border_router/README.md
+++ b/examples/gnrc_border_router/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ router, stdio is multiplexed over the same line.
 
 The `wifi` uplink will connect to an existing WiFi (IEEE 802.11) network.
 The network must provide a DHCPv6 server that supports prefix delegation (IA_PD) when
-`USE_DHCPV6=1` is set (default).
+`PREFIX_CONF=dhcpv6` is set (default).
 
 Use `WIFI_SSID="SSID" WIFI_PASS="password"` in your `make` command to set your WiFi's
 credentials. You can alternatively edit the `Makefile`.
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ make clean all flash
 ```
 
 If you want to use DHCPv6 instead of UHCP compile with the environment variable
-`USE_DHCPV6` set to 1
+`PREFIX_CONF` set to dhcpv6
 
 ```bash
-USE_DHCPV6=1 make clean all flash
+PREFIX_CONF=dhcpv6 make clean all flash
 ```
 
 ## Usage