Ipv6 Routing; Protocol Overview - Dell Force10 S4810P Configuration Manual

IPv6 Routing

IPv6 Routing is supported on platforms
Note: The IPv6 basic commands are supported on all platforms. However, not all features are supported
on all platforms, nor for all releases. See
features and platforms.
IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is the successor to IPv4. Due to the extremely rapid growth in internet
users and IP addresses, IPv4 is reaching its maximum usage. IPv6 will eventually replace IPv4 usage to
allow for the constant expansion.
This chapter provides a brief discussion of the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, and the Dell Force10
support of IPv6. This chapter discusses the following, but is not intended to be a comprehensive discussion
of IPv6.
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Protocol Overview

• Extended Address Space
• Stateless Autoconfiguration
• IPv6 Headers
• Implementing IPv6 with FTOS
• ICMPv6
• Path MTU Discovery
• IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
• QoS for IPv6
• IPv6 Multicast
• SSH over an IPv6 Transport
• Configuration Task List for IPv6
Protocol Overview
IPv6 is an evolution of IPv4. IPv6 is generally installed as an upgrade in devices and operating systems.
Most new devices and operating systems support both IPv4 and IPv6.
Some key changes in IPv6 are:
• Extended Address Space
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Table 25-2 to determine the FTOS version supporting which
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