Configuring IPv6 Routing 103537Configuring IPv6 RoutingThis chapter describes how to configure general IPv6 routing information onthe switch, including global routing settings and IPv6 static routes. The topicscovered in this chapter include:• IPv6 Routing Overview• Default IPv6 Routing Values• Configuring IPv6 Routing Features (Web)• Configuring IPv6 Routing Features (CLI)The PowerConnect 8024 and 8024F switches support additional features tohelp manage IPv6 networks, including OSPFv3, DHCPv6, and IPv6multicast. For information about OSPFv3, see "Configuring OSPF andOSPFv3" on page 923. For information about DHCPv6, see "ConfiguringDHCPv6 Server and Relay Settings" on page 1055. For information aboutIPv6 multicast, see "Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast" on page 1127.For configuration examples that include IPv6 interface configuration, see"OSPF Configuration Examples" on page 982IPv6 Routing OverviewIPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol. With 128-bit addresses,versus 32-bit addresses for IPv4, IPv6 solves the address depletion issues seenwith IPv4 and removes the requirement for Network Address Translation(NAT), which is used in IPv4 networks to reduce the number of globallyunique IP addresses required for a given network.On the PowerConnect 8024/8024F switch, IPv6 coexists with IPv4. As withIPv4, IPv6 routing can be enabled on loopback and VLAN interfaces. Each L3routing interface can be used for IPv4, IPv6, or both. IP protocols runningover L3 (for example, UDP and TCP) are common to both IPv4 and IPv6.
