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Chapter 7. Networking Enhancements<br />

Internet Protocol <strong>Version</strong> 6 (IPv6) was first introduced in <strong>AIX</strong> version <strong>4.3</strong>. In <strong>AIX</strong><br />

version <strong>4.3</strong>.2, IPV6 routing is supported. Some important network improvements<br />

for Web servers are also supported in <strong>AIX</strong> version <strong>4.3</strong>.2.<br />

In these sections, the networking enhancements in <strong>AIX</strong> version <strong>4.3</strong>, <strong>4.3</strong>.1, and<br />

<strong>4.3</strong>.2 are discussed.<br />

7.1 Internet Protocol <strong>Version</strong> 6<br />

Internet Protocol <strong>Version</strong> 6 (IPv6) is the next generation Internet Engineering<br />

Task Force (IETF) networking protocol that will become the industry standard<br />

network protocol for the internet of the future.<br />

IPv6 extends the maximum number of Internet addresses to handle the<br />

ever-increasing Internet user population. IPv6 is an evolutionary change from<br />

IPv4 that has the advantage of allowing a mixture of the new and the old to<br />

coexist on the same network. This coexistence enables an orderly migration from<br />

IPv4 (32-bit addressing) to IPv6 (128-bit addressing) on an operational network.<br />

7.1.1 IPv6 Introduction<br />

This initial release of IPv6 in <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.0 is a migration platform to enable user<br />

migration to IPv6. The <strong>AIX</strong> IPv6 migration platform in <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.0 supports IPv6<br />

host function only. This means that no gateway support is included, so IPv6<br />

packets cannot be forwarded from one interface to another on the same RS/6000.<br />

The following function is included in this release:<br />

• IPv6 128-bit addressing<br />

• Neighbor Discovery/Stateless Address Autoconfiguration<br />

• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6)<br />

• Tunneling over IPv4<br />

• IP Security (IPSec)<br />

• Resolver support for /etc/hosts<br />

• Commands/applications enabled for IPv6<br />

• IPv6 Socket Library Support<br />

• System management changes<br />

The following network media is supported in the <strong>AIX</strong> IPv6 migration platform:<br />

• Ethernet<br />

• Token-Ring<br />

• FDDI<br />

7.1.2 IPv6 128-Bit Addressing<br />

A brief introduction to IPv6 addressing is presented here. For more detail, refer to<br />

the appropriate RFC documents. See section 7.1.11, “IPv6 and IPSec-Related<br />

RFCs Implementation” on page 166 for a listing of RFCs supported by the <strong>AIX</strong><br />

IPv6 migration platform in <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>4.3</strong>.0.<br />

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