HP-UX IPv6 Transport Administrator's Guide (September 2004)

Features Overview
IPv6 Transport
Chapter 12
IPv6 Transport
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. HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 IPv6
network transport software provides host support for IPv6.
NOTE This guide focuses on HP-UX IPv6 Transport software. IPv6 is also
suppored on the following components: Internet Services, DCE, DLPI,
FDDI, SAM-NNC, Libc, Commands, Desktop (CDE), X11R6-based
applications, C2 Audit, EMS, Online Diagnostics, SNMP, nettl, IPSec,
Kerberos Client, Service Guard, Glance, HP-UX Secure Shell, Apache,
and JVM. Refer to product-specific documentation for more information.
New IPv6 Transport Features Available with the
HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 Release
This section describes new IPv6 transport features available with the
HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 release.
• netstat Enhanced to Support the Display of 64-bit MIB
Counters: netstat in the HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004 release
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.
• IPoIB (IP over InfiniBand) Link Support: The HP-UX 11i v2
September 2004 release provides transport support for InfiniBand
links that support IPoIB. The HP-UX 11i v2 September 2004
transport software support is required for HP InfiniBand links to run
IPoIB.