Configuring Ipv6 Routing; Ipv6 Routing Overview - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Configuration Manual

Configuring IPv6 Routing

This chapter describes how to configure general IPv6 routing information on
the switch, including global routing settings and IPv6 static routes. The topics
covered in this chapter include:
•

IPv6 Routing Overview

• Default IPv6 Routing Values
• Configuring IPv6 Routing Features (Web)
• Configuring IPv6 Routing Features (CLI)
The PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches support additional features to
help manage IPv6 networks, including OSPFv3, DHCPv6, and IPv6
multicast. For information about OSPFv3, see "Configuring OSPF and
OSPFv3" on page 923. For information about DHCPv6, see "Configuring
DHCPv6 Server and Relay Settings" on page 1055. For information about
IPv6 multicast, see "Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast" on page 1127.
For configuration examples that include IPv6 interface configuration, see
"OSPF Configuration Examples" on page 982
IPv6 Routing Overview
IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol. With 128-bit addresses,
versus 32-bit addresses for IPv4, IPv6 solves the address depletion issues seen
with IPv4 and removes the requirement for Network Address Translation
(NAT), which is used in IPv4 networks to reduce the number of globally
unique IP addresses required for a given network.
On the PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch, IPv6 coexists with IPv4. As with
IPv4, IPv6 routing can be enabled on loopback and VLAN interfaces. Each L3
routing interface can be used for IPv4, IPv6, or both. IP protocols running
over L3 (for example, UDP and TCP) are common to both IPv4 and IPv6.
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