Ipv6 Addresses; Supported Ipv6 Host Features - Cisco Catalyst 2960 Software Configuration Manual

Understanding IPv6
These sections describe IPv6 implementation on the switch.
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IPv6 Addresses

The switch supports only IPv6 unicast addresses. It does not support site-local unicast addresses, anycast
addresses, or multicast addresses.
The IPv6 128-bit addresses are represented as a series of eight 16-bit hexadecimal fields separated by
colons in the format: n:n:n:n:n:n:n:n. This is an example of an IPv6 address:
For easier implementation, leading zeros in each field are optional. This is the same address without
leading zeros:
You can also use two colons (::) to represent successive hexadecimal fields of zeros, but you can use this
short version only once in each address:
For more information about IPv6 address formats, address types, and the IPv6 packet header, see the
"Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity" chapter of Cisco IOS IPv6 Configuration
Library on Cisco.com.
In the "Implementing Addressing and Basic Connectivity" chapter, these sections apply to the
Catalyst 2960, 2960-S, or 2960-C switch:
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Supported IPv6 Host Features

These sections describe the IPv6 protocol features supported by the switch:
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Catalyst 2960 and 2960-S Switches Software Configuration Guide, Release 15.0(1)SE
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IPv6 Addresses, page 35-2
Supported IPv6 Host Features, page 35-2
IPv6 and Switch Stacks, page 35-6
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2031:0:130F:0:0:9C0:80F:130B
2031:0:130F::09C0:080F:130B
IPv6 Address Formats
IPv6 Address Output Display
Simplified IPv6 Packet Header
128-Bit Wide Unicast Addresses, page 35-3
DNS for IPv6, page 35-3
ICMPv6, page 35-3
Neighbor Discovery, page 35-3
IPv6 Stateless Autoconfiguration and Duplicate Address Detection, page 35-4
IPv6 Applications, page 35-4
Dual IPv4 and IPv6 Protocol Stacks, page 35-4
SNMP and Syslog Over IPv6, page 35-5
HTTP(S) Over IPv6, page 35-5
Chapter 35 Configuring IPv6 Host Functions
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