HP 3600 v2 Series Configuration Manual page 130

Address resolution
This function is similar to the ARP function in IPv4. An IPv6 node acquires the link-layer addresses of
neighboring nodes on the same link through NS and NA message exchanges.
Host A acquires the link-layer address of Host B on a single link.
Figure 53 Address resolution
The address resolution operates in the following steps:
Host A multicasts an NS message. The source address of the NS message is the IPv6 address of the
1.
sending interface of Host A and the destination address is the solicited-node multicast address of
Host B. The NS message contains the link-layer address of Host A.
After receiving the NS message, Host B determines whether the destination address of the packet
2.
is its solicited-node multicast address. If yes, Host B learns the link-layer address of Host A, and
then unicasts an NA message containing its link-layer address.
Host A acquires the link-layer address of Host B from the NA message.
3.
Neighbor reachability detection
After Host A acquires the link-layer address of its neighbor Host B, Host A can use NS and NA messages
to check whether Host B is reachable.
Host A sends an NS message whose destination address is the IPv6 address of Host B.
1.
If Host A receives an NA message from Host B, Host A decides that Host B is reachable. Otherwise,
2.
Host B is unreachable.
Duplicate address detection
After Host A acquires an IPv6 address, it performs Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) to check whether
the address is being used by any other node (similar to the gratuitous ARP function in IPv4). DAD is
accomplished through NS and NA message exchanges.
Figure 54 Duplicate address detection
Figure 54
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Figure 53
shows the DAD process.
shows how