Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Software Configuration Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch, Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide - Cisco IOS XE 3.9.xE and IOS 15.2(5)Ex
Chapter 63 Support for IPv6
About IPv6
Before running, an instance of EIGRP IPv6 requires an implicit or explicit router ID. An implicit router
ID is derived from a local IPv4 address, so any IPv4 node always has an available router ID. However,
EIGRP IPv6 might be running in a network with only IPv6 nodes and therefore might not have an
available IPv4 router ID.
You can find more information about EIGRP at this location:
IP Routing: EIGRP Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15E
IP Routing: EIGRP Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3E
IS-IS
Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that
advertises link-state information throughout the network to create a picture of the network topology.
IS-IS is an Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) hierarchical routing protocol that designates an
intermediate system as a Level 1 or Level 2 device. Level 2 devices route between Level 1 areas to create
an intradomain routing backbone. Integrated IS-IS uses a single routing algorithm to support several
network address families, such as IPv6, IPv4, and OSI.
You can find more information about Is-IS at this location:
IP Routing: ISIS Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3E
Multiprotocol BGP
Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is an Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) used mainly to
connect separate routing domains that contain independent routing policies (autonomous systems).
Connecting to a service provider for access to the Internet is a common use for BGP. BGP can also be
used within an autonomous system, which is referred to as internal BGP (iBGP). Multiprotocol BGP is
an enhanced BGP that carries routing information for multiple network layer protocol address families,
for example, IPv6 address family and for IP multicast routes. All BGP commands and routing policy
capabilities can be used with multiprotocol BGP.
You can find more information about multiprotocol BGP at this location:
IP Routing: BGP Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15E
IP Routing: BGP Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3E
Tunneling
The following tunneling features are supported for IPv6 on the Catalyst 4500 series switch:
• Automatic 6to4
• ISATAP
• Configured tunnels
Note Tunneling is not supported in hardware but is supported in software.
You can find information about these features at this location:
IPv6 Implementation Guide, Cisco IOS XE Release 3S > Implementing Tunneling for IPv6

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E