Rebinding Timer (T2) Expires
If the client receives no reply from the server, it will remain in the RENEWING state, and will regularly retransmit the unicast DHCPREQUEST to the server. During this period of time, the client is still operating normally, from the perspective of its user. If no response from the server is received, eventually the rebinding timer (T2) expires. This will cause the client to transition to the REBINDING state. Recall that by default, the T2 timer is set to 87.5% (7/8ths) of the length of the lease.