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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 M6220, M6348, M8024, and M8024-k 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 943. For information about
DHCPv6, see "Configuring DHCPv6 Server and Relay Settings" on
page 1077. For information about IPv6 multicast, see "Managing IPv4 and
IPv6 Multicast" on page 1149.
For configuration examples that include IPv6 interface configuration, see
"OSPF Configuration Examples" on page 1003
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 M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k 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.