HP-UX IPv6 Transport Administrator's Guide for TOUR 2.0 (April 2004)

Features Overview
IPv6 Transport (bundled as part of TOUR 2.0)
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IPv6 Transport (bundled as part of TOUR 2.0)
IPv6 is the next generation Internet Protocol. The IPv6 protocol is also
referred to as "IPng" (IP next generation). It provides the infrastructure
for the next wave of Internet devices, such as PDAs, mobile phones and
appliances. It also provides greater connectivity for existing devices such
as laptop computers.
IPv6 was designed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) to
improve upon the scalability, security, ease of configuration, and network
management capabilities of IPv4.
The following sections highlight new IPv6 features available with TOUR
2.0. Additionally, overview information is included about features
available in TOUR 2.0, which have been available since TOUR 1.0 and/or
IPv6NCF11i.
HP-UX 11i v1 IPv6 Transport Features New with
TOUR 2.0
This section describes new IPv6 transport features available with TOUR
2.0.
netstat Enhanced to Support the Display of 64-bit MIB Counters:
netstat in TOUR 2.0 has been enhanced (for IPv4 and IPv6) to support
the display of 64-bit MIB (Management Information Base) counters.
Thus, some of the netstat fields have the potential to display widened
output. This can cause a wraparound effect on 80-character displays.
IPv6 Transition Mechanism Enhancements:
TOUR 2.0 provides several IPv6 transition mechanism changes from
those previously offered. Highlights of these changes are provided below.
There have been no changes to the dual stack mechanism, but several
important changes to the tunneling mechanisms. The following RFCs are
now supported in TOUR 2.0 (the IETF documents listed below are
available at http://www.ietf.org):
RFC 2473 - Packet Tunneling in IPv6
RFC 2893 - Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers