write a manual on the address-pool function

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diff --git a/dhcp6s.conf.5 b/dhcp6s.conf.5
index 4bf7274..119b23f 100644
--- a/dhcp6s.conf.5
+++ b/dhcp6s.conf.5
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ The specified value will be contained in a preference option of
 advertise messages.
 The preference value must be a decimal integer and be between 0 and
 255 (inclusive.)
+.It Ic address-pool Ar pool Op Ar pltime Op Ar vltime ;
+This statement assigns an address pool
+.Ar pool
+to the interface. When
+.Nm
+receives a allocation request for an IA-NA, it assigns one IPv6 address from this pool.
+The specified pool name will be defined in a pool statement.
+Regarding the
+.Ar pltime
+and
+.Ar vltime
+, please see the explanation in the
+.Ar prefix
+substatement in host statement section.
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@@ -243,6 +257,31 @@ exchanges.
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 .\"
+.Sh Pool statement
+A pool statement specifies an address pool for a particular interface.
+The generic format of a pool statement is as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It Xo
+.Ic pool Ar name
+{
+.Ar substatements ;
+};
+.Xc
+.Ar name
+is an arbitrary string.
+It does not affect server's behavior but is provided for
+readability of log messages.
+Possible substatements are as follows.
+.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
+.It Ic range Ar min-addr Ic to Ar max-addr
+This substatement defines the range of addresses allocated for the pool,
+i.e. from 
+.Ar min-addr
+to
+.Ar max-addr.
+.El
+.El
+.\"
 .Sh Keyinfo statement
 This statement defines a secret key shared with a client to
 authenticate DHCPv6 messages.