Huawei AR150 series - 3 Basic Ipv6 Configuration

3 Basic IPv6 Configuration
About This Chapter
The IPv6 protocol stack is a support for routing protocols and application protocols on an IPv6
network.
3.1 Introduction to IPv6
IPv6 is an upgraded version of IPv4 and solves many problems with IPv4.
3.2 IPv6 Supported by the AR150/200
The basic functions of IPv6 include IPv6 address configuration, IPv6 neighbor discovery, router
advertisement, ICMPv6 packet control, and Path MTU (PMTU) configuration. The IPv6
protocol stack is a support for routing protocols and application protocols.
3.3 Configuring an IPv6 Address for an Interface
Assigning an IPv6 address to a device on a network enables the device to communicate with the
other devices on the network.
3.4 Configuring IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
IPv6 neighbor discovery (ND) is a packet transmission process to identify the relationship
between neighboring nodes. The Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) replaces the Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP), ICMP Router Discovery messages, and ICMP Redirect messages,
and introduces neighbor reachability detection.
3.5 Configuring IPv4/IPv6 Dual Stacks
To establish an IPv6 over IPv4 tunnel, you need to configure both the IPv4 protocol suite and
the IPv6 protocol suite on the devices where an IPv4 network borders an IPv6 network.
3.6 Configuring PMTU
By setting the PMTU, you can select a proper MTU for packet transmission. In this manner,
packets do not have to be fragmented during transmission and loads on intermediate devices are
reduced. In addition, network resources are used more efficiently and the network throughput
reaches the optimal value.
3.7 Configuring TCP6
By setting TCP6 packets, you can improve the performance of the network.
3.8 Maintaining IPv6
This section describes how to maintain IPv6. Detailed operations include deleting information
about IPv6 operation and monitoring IPv6 operation.
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