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2  IPv6 Application Configuration Commands 
IPv6 Application Configuration Commands 
ping ipv6 
Syntax 
ping ipv6 [ -a source-ipv6-address | -c count | -m interval | -s packet-size | -t timeout ]* remote-system 
[ -i interface-type interface-number ] 
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Parameters 
-a source-ipv6-address: Specifies source IPv6 address. 
-c  count: Specifies the number of packets sent for requesting ICMPv6 echo, ranging from 1 to 
4294967295, with the default of 5. 
-m interval: Specifies the time intervals in milliseconds to send packets for ICMPv6 echo, ranging from 1 
to 65,535, with the default of 200 milliseconds. 
z  If a response from the destination is received within the timeout time, the interval to send the next 
ECHO-REQUEST equals to the actual response period plus the value of interval. 
z  If no response from the destination is received within the timeout time, the interval to send the next 
ECHO-REQUEST equals to the timeout value plus the value of interval. 
-s packet-size: Specifies the size in bytes of packets sent for requesting ICMPv6 echo, ranging from 20 
to 8,100, with the default of 56 bytes. 
-t timeout: Specifies the timeout in milliseconds of receiving ICMPv6 echoes, ranging from 0 to 65,535, 
with the default of 2,000 milliseconds. 
remote-system: IPv6 address or host name (a string a 1 to 46 characters) of the destination device. 
-i  interface-type interface-number: Specifies the type and number of an outgoing interface. This 
argument takes effect only when the destination address is a link-local address and the specified 
outgoing interface has a link-local address. 
Description 
Use the ping ipv6 command to test whether the destination is accessible. 
The following information will be output: 
z  A reply to each ICMPv6 echo request. If no ICMPv6 reply is received within the timeout time, 
“Request time out” is displayed; otherwise, the number of data bytes of each reply, packet 
sequence number, TTL, and round-trip response time are displayed. 
z  Statistics, including the numbers of sent packets, received packets, packet loss percentage, and 
the minimum/average/maximum response time. 
After you execute the ping ipv6 command, you can press Ctrl+C to terminate the ping operation.