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IPv6 Basics

IPv6 Basics, applies to platforms c e s

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 Dell Networking

support of IPv6. This chapter discusses the following topics, but is not intended to be a comprehensive

discussion of IPv6.

• Protocol Overview

• Extended Address Space

• Stateless Autoconfiguration

• IPv6 Headers

• Implementing IPv6 with FTOS

• Table 17-2 FTOS and IPv6 Feature Support

• Path MTU Discovery

• IPv6 Neighbor Discovery

• QoS for IPv6

• IPv6 Multicast

• SSH over an IPv6 Transport

• Configuration Task List for IPv6

Note: The IPv6 basic commands are supported on all platforms. However, not all features are supported

on all platforms, nor for all releases. See Table 17-2to determine the FTOS version supporting which

features and platforms.