Dell PowerConnect B-RX - Chapter 44 Configuring Ripng; Enabling Ripng

BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide 1121
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Configuring RIPng
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is an IP route exchange protocol that uses a distance vector (a
number representing a distance) to measure the cost of a given route. RIP uses a hop count as its
cost or metric.
IPv6 RIP, known as Routing Information Protocol Next Generation or RIPng, functions similarly to
IPv4 RIP version 2. RIPng supports IPv6 addresses and prefixes.
In addition, Brocade implements some new commands that are specific to RIPng. This chapter
describes the commands that are specific to RIPng. This section does not describe commands that
apply to both IPv4 RIP and RIPng. For more information about these commands, refer to
“Configuring RIPng” on page 1121
RIPng maintains a Routing Information Database (RIB), which is a local route table. The local RIB
contains the lowest-cost IPv6 routes learned from other RIP routers. In turn, RIPng attempts to add
routes from its local RIB into the main IPv6 route table.
This chapter describes the following:
• How to configure RIPng
• How to clear RIPng information from the RIPng route table
• How to display RIPng information and statistics
Configuring RIPng
To configure RIPng, you must do the following:
• Enable RIPng globally on the Brocade device and on individual router interfaces
The following configuration tasks are optional:
• Change the default settings of RIPng timers
• Configure how the Brocade device learns and advertises routes
• Configure which routes are redistributed into RIPng from other sources
• Configure how the Brocade device distributes routes through RIPng
• Configure poison reverse parameters
Enabling RIPng
Before configuring the Brocade device to run RIPng, you must do the following:
• Enable the forwarding of IPv6 traffic on the Brocade device using the ipv6 unicast-routing
command.
• Enable IPv6 on each interface over which you plan to enable RIPng. You enable IPv6 on an
interface by configuring an IPv6 address or explicitly enabling IPv6 on that interface.