L3 Features - D-Link DGS-3600 Series User Manual

L3 Features

Interface Settings
MD5 Key Settings
Route Redistribution Settings
Static/Default Route Settings
Route Preference Settings
Static ARP Settings
Gratuitous ARP Settings
Policy Route Settings
RIP
OSPF
DCHP/BOOTP Relay
DHCP Server
DNS Relay
VRRP
IP Multicast Routing Protocol
The following section will aid the user in configuring security functions for the Switch. The Switch includes various functions for
IP Interface Settings, MD5 Key Settings, Route Redistribution Settings, Static/Default Route Settings, Route Preference Settings,
Policy Route Settings, Static ARP Settings, Gratuitous ARP Settings, Routing Table, RIP, OSPF, DCHP/BOOTP Relay, DNS
Relay, VRRP, and IP Multicast Routing Protocol, all discussed in detail in the following section.
IPv6
The Switch has the capability to support the following:
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IPv6 unicast, multicast and anycast addresses
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Allow for IPv6 packet forwarding
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IPv6 fragmentation and re-assembly
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Processing of IPv6 packet and extension headers
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Static IPv6 route configuration
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IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
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Link-Layer Address resolution, Neighbor Unreachability Detection and Duplicate Address Detection over broadcast
mediums (ex: Ethernet)
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Send Router Advertisement
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ICMPv6 functionality
The following sections will briefly explain IPv6, its functionality and how IPv6 is implemented on this Switch.
Overview
IP version 6 is the logical successor to IP version 4. It was known that IPv4 could not support the amount of addresses that would
eventually be needed for not only each person, but each device that would require an IP address, and therefore a system with a
larger pool of IP addresses was required. IPv6 has addressed that issue, along with other issues that enhance routing over the
network, provide better security and improve Quality of Service for Internet users. Some of the improvements made were:
Expanding the Capabilites for IP Addressing – IPv6 has increased the size of the IP address from 32 bits to 128 bits. As a
result, the addressing hierarchy has been greatly expanded, more nodes now have the capability of having a unique IP address and
the method of assigning an IP address to an interface has become cleaner and quicker. Unicast and multicast addresses still exist
but in a purer form and multicast addresses now have a scope field that increases the scalability of multicast routing. Also, an
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