Overview ························································································································································ 153
IPv6 features ·········································································································································· 153
IPv6 addresses ······································································································································ 154
IPv6 ND protocol ···································································································································· 156
IPv6 path MTU discovery ······················································································································· 158
IPv6 transition technologies ··························································································································· 159
Dual stack ·············································································································································· 159
Tunneling ··············································································································································· 159
6PE ························································································································································ 160
Protocols and standards ································································································································ 160
Configuring IPv6 ND ······································································································································ 165
Setting the hop limit ································································································································ 167
Configuring ND snooping ······················································································································· 170
Enabling ND proxy ································································································································· 172
Configuring path MTU discovery ···················································································································· 174
Setting the interface MTU ······················································································································ 174
Enabling ND proxy forwarding ······················································································································· 178
IPv6 configuration example ···························································································································· 181
Network requirements ···························································································································· 181
Configuration procedure ························································································································· 181
Verifying the configuration ······················································································································ 182
Symptom ················································································································································ 185
Solution ·················································································································································· 185
DHCPv6 overview······················································································ 186
Address/prefix lease renewal ························································································································· 187
Stateless DHCPv6 ········································································································································· 188
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