Internet Protocol version 6
The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) plays a key
role in the future of the Internet. This topic describes IPv6 and explains
how it is being implemented in the IBM® i operating
system.
IPv6 overview
You will find information about why Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is replacing Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) as the Internet standard, and how you can use it to your advantage.
IPv6 concepts
Before you implement IPv6 on your system, you need to understand the basic IPv6 concepts, such as IPv6 address formats, IPv6 address types, and neighbor discovery.
Comparison of IPv4 and IPv6
You might wonder how IPv6 differs from IPv4. You can use this table to quickly look up different concepts, IP functions, and the use of IP addresses in Internet protocols between IPv4 and IPv6.
Available IPv6 functions
IBM is implementing IPv6 onIBM i gradually. IPv6 functions are transparent to existing TCP/IP applications and coexist with IPv4 functions.
Scenario: Creating an IPv6 local area network
This scenario helps you understand situations in which you use IPv6 for your business. It describes the prerequisites for setting up an IPv6 local area network (LAN), and demonstrates the configuration steps for IPv6 stateless address autoconfiguration using the character-based interface.
IPv6 troubleshooting
If you have IPv6 configured on IBM i , you can use several of the same troubleshooting tools as you do for IPv4.