Configuring IPv6 59510Configuring IPv6OverviewThe IPv6 menu page contains links to the following features:• Global Configuration• Interface Configuration• Interface Summary• IPv6 Statistics• IPv6 Neighbor Table• DHCPv6• OSPFv3• IPv6 RoutesIPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol. With 128-bit addresses, versus 32-bit addressesfor IPv4, IPv6 solves the address depletion issues seen with IPv4 and removes the requirement forNetwork Address Translation (NAT), which is used in IPv4 networks to reduce the number ofglobally unique IP addresses required for a given network. Its aggregate addresses can dramaticallyreduce the size of the global routing table through well known address combinations. Security ismore integrated and network configuration is simplified yet more flexible.On the PowerConnect 8024/8024F, IPv6 coexists with IPv4. As with IPv4, IPv6 routing can beenabled on loopback and VLAN interfaces. Each L3 routing interface can be used for IPv4, IPv6, orboth. IP protocols running over L3 (for example, UDP and TCP) do not change with IPv6. For thisreason, a single CPU stack is used for transport of both IPv4 and IPv6, and a single sockets interfaceprovides access to both. Routing protocols are capable of computing routes for one or both IPversions.
