Web Management Guide-R02

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Chapter 16
| IP Configuration
Setting the Switch’s IP Address (IP Version 6)
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IPv6 Statistics
Use the IP > IPv6 Configuration (Show Statistics) page to display statistics about
IPv6 traffic passing through this switch.
Command Usage
This switch provides statistics for the following traffic types:
IPv6 – The Internet Protocol for Version 6 addresses provides a mechanism for
transmitting blocks of data (often called packets or frames) from a source to a
destination, where these network devices (that is, hosts) are identified by fixed
length addresses. The Internet Protocol also provides for fragmentation and
reassembly of long packets, if necessary, for transmission through “small
packet” networks.
ICMPv6 – Internet Control Message Protocol for Version 6 addresses is a
network layer protocol that transmits message packets to report errors in
processing IPv6 packets. ICMP is therefore an integral part of the Internet
Protocol. ICMP messages may be used to report various situations, such as
when a datagram cannot reach its destination, when the gateway does not
have the buffering capacity to forward a datagram, and when the gateway can
direct the host to send traffic on a shorter route. ICMP is also used by routers to
feed back information about more suitable routes (that is, the next hop router)
to use for a specific destination.
UDP – User Datagram Protocol provides a datagram mode of packet switched
communications. It uses IP as the underlying transport mechanism, providing
access to IP-like services. UDP packets are delivered just like IP packets –
connection-less datagrams that may be discarded before reaching their
targets. UDP is useful when TCP would be too complex, too slow, or just
unnecessary.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Table 39: Show IPv6 Statistics - display description
Field Description
IPv6 Statistics
IPv6 Received
Total The total number of input datagrams received by the interface,
including those received in error.
Header Errors The number of input datagrams discarded due to errors in their IPv6
headers, including version number mismatch, other format errors, hop
count exceeded, IPv6 options, etc.
Too Big Errors The number of input datagrams that could not be forwarded because
their size exceeded the link MTU of outgoing interface.
No Routes The number of input datagrams discarded because no route could be
found to transmit them to their destination.