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Start Here: Cisco IOS XE Software Release Specifics for IPv6 Features

Finding Feature Information

Cisco IOS XE IPv6 Features and Supported Software Releases

Additional References

Related Documents

RFCs

Start Here: Cisco IOS XE Software Release Specifics for IPv6 Features

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This document lists the IP version 6 (IPv6) features Cisco IOS XE software release trains.

Finding Feature Information

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about Cisco IOS XE software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

The Cisco IOS XE IPv6 Configuration Guide is located at the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ios_xe/ipv6/configuration/guide/2_xe/ipv6_xe_book.html

The Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference is located at the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipv6/command/reference/ipv6_book.html

The following sections are included in this document:

•Cisco IOS XE IPv6 Features and Supported Software Releases

•Additional References

Cisco IOS XE IPv6 Features and Supported Software Releases

Table 1 lists the IPv6 features supported in the Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 software release trains.

Table 1

Feature	Where Documented	XE Release
IPv6		Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: uRPF	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: ICMPv6	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 neighbor discovery	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 MTU path discovery	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: ping	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: Telnet, DNS, TFTP client, traceroute	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity, Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: ICMPv6 redirect	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: ICMP rate limiting	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: neighbor discovery duplicate address detection	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 static cache entry for neighbor discovery	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 default router preferences	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: syslog over IPv6	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 support for TCL	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
CNS agents for IPv6	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 for Config logger	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6: IPv6 default router preferences	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 Switching Services
IPv6 switching: automatic 6to4 tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 switching: Cisco Express Forwarding/Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding support	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 switching: CEFv6 switched ISATAP tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 switching: CEFv6 switched automatic IPv4- compatible tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 Routing
IPv6 routing: RIP for IPv6 (RIPng)	Implementing RIP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: static routing	Implementing Static Routes for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: route redistribution	Implementing RIP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: multiprotocol BGP extensions for IPv6	Implementing Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: multiprotocol BGP link-local address peering	Implementing Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: IS-IS support for IPv6	Implementing IS-IS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 routing: IS-IS multitopology support for IPv6	Implementing IS-IS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 routing: IS-IS local RIB	Implementing IS-IS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 routing: OSPF for IPv6 (OSPFv3)	Implementing OSPF for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: OSPFv3 Fast Convergence - LSA and SPF throttling	Implementing OSPF for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
OSPFv3 graceful restart	Implementing OSPF for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
OSPFv3 for BFD	Implementing OSPF for IPv6 Implementing Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
Static route support for BFD over IPv6	Implementing Bidirectional Forwarding Detection for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
Implementing EIGRP for IPv6	Implementing EIGRP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 Services and Management
IPv6 services: AAAA DNS lookups over an IPv4 transport	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: standard access control lists	Implementing Traffic Filters and Firewalls for IPv6 Security	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: DNS lookups over an IPv6 transport	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: Secure Shell (SSH) support over IPv6	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: Cisco Discovery Protocol— IPv6 address family support for neighbor information	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: RFC 4293 IP-MIB (IPv6 only) and RFC 4292 IP-FORWARD-MIB (IPv6 only)	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: extended access control lists	Implementing Traffic Filters and Firewalls for IPv6 Security	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 services: SNMP over IPv61	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IP SLAs for IPv6	Implementing IPv6 for Network Management	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 IPSec Static Virtual Interface	Implementing IPsec in IPv6 Security	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 Broadband Access
IPv6 access services: PPPoA	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
SSO - PPPoE IPv6	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
PPP enhancement for Broadband IPv6	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
AAA improvements for Broadband IPv6	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
DHCP enhancements to support IPv6 Broadband deployments	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
DHCP - DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation RADIUS VSA	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
IPv6 Access Services: AAA Support for Cisco VSA IPv6 Attributes	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
IPv6 Access Services: PPPoE	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
IPv6 Access Services: PPPoA	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
IPv6 Access Services: AAA Support for RFC 3162 IPv6 RADIUS Attributes	Implementing ADSL and Deploying Dial Access for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
DHCP for IPv6
IPv6 access services: DHCPv6 prefix delegation	Implementing DHCP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 access services: DHCPv6 relay agent notification for prefix delegation	Implementing DHCP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 access services: DHCPv6 relay - reload persistent interface ID option	Implementing DHCP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 access services: DHCPv6 Ethernet remote ID option	Implementing DHCP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 Access Services: Stateless DHCPv6	Implementing DHCP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5
IPv6 Multicast		Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol, versions 1 and 2	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: PIM Source Specific Multicast (PIM-SSM)	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: PIM sparse mode (PIM-SM)	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: MLD access group	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: PIM accept register	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: routable address hello option	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: static multicast routing (mroute)	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: routable address hello option	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: address family support for multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP)	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: Explicit tracking of receivers	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: IPv6 bidirectional PIM	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: IPv6 BSR	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: IPv6 BSR bidirectional support	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: IPv6 BSR scoped-zone support	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 multicast: SSM mapping for MLDv1 SSM	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 multicast: IPv6 BSR—ability to configure RP mapping	Implementing IPv6 Multicast	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 Tunnel Services
IPv6 tunneling: automatic 6to4 tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 tunneling: manually configured IPv6 over IPv4 tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 tunneling: IPv6 over IPv4 GRE tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 tunneling: IP over IPv6 GRE tunnels	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
IPv6 tunneling: ISATAP tunnel support	Implementing Tunneling for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS (Quality of Service)		Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: MQC packet classification	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: MQC traffic shaping	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: MQC traffic policing	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: MQC packet marking/remarking	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: queueing	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 QoS: MQC weighted random early detection (WRED)-based drop	Implementing QoS for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 High Availability
IPv6: Base Protocols High Availability	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: RIPng nonstop forwarding	Implementing RIP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 routing: NSF and graceful restart for MP-BGP IPv6 address family	Implementing Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
OSPFv3 graceful restart	Implementing OSPF for IPv6	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 Data Link Layer
IPv6 data link: Fast Ethernet	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 data link: Frame Relay PVC	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 data link: High-Level Data Link Control	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 data link: PPP service over packet over SONET, ISDN, and serial (synchronous ad asynchronous) interfaces	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivityy	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
IPv6 data link: VLANs using IEEE 802.1Q encapsulation	Implementing IPv6 Addressing and Basic Connectivity	Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1

1 SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3 are supported over an IPv6 transport.

Supported IPv6 Features

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to Cisco IOS XE IPv6 features:

Related Documents

Related Topic	Document Title
IPv6 commands: complete command syntax, command mode, defaults, usage guidelines, and examples	Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference

RFCs

RFCs	Title
RFC 1886	DNS Extensions to Support IP version 6
RFC 1981	Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
RFC 2080	RIPng for IPv6
RFC 2375	IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
RFC 2401	Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol
RFC 2402	IP Authentication Header
RFC 2404	The Use of Hash Message Authentication Code Federal Information Processing Standard 180-1 within Encapsulating Security Payload and Authentication Header
RFC 2406	IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)
RFC 2407	The Internet Security Domain of Interpretation for ISAKMP
RFC 2408	Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
RFC 2409	Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
RFC 2460	Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
RFC 2461	Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
RFC 2462	IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
RFC 2463	Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
RFC 2467	Transmission of IPv6 Packets over FDDI Networks
RFC 2472	IP Version 6 over PPP
RFC 2474	Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers
RFC 2475	An Architecture for Differentiated Services Framework
RFC 2492	IPv6 over ATM Networks
RFC 2545	Use of BGP-4 Multiprotocol Extensions for IPv6 Inter-Domain Routing
RFC 2590	Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Frame Relay Networks Specification
RFC 2597	Assured Forwarding PHB
RFC 2598	An Expedited Forwarding PHB
RFC 2697	A Single Rate Three Color Marker
RFC 2698	A Two Rate Three Color Marker
RFC 2710	Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) for IPv6
RFC 2711	IPv6 Router Alert Option
RFC 2740	OSPF for IPv6
RFC 2858	Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
RFC 2893	Transition Mechanisms for IPv6 Hosts and Routers
RFC 3056	Connection of IPv6 Domains via IPv4 Clouds
RFC 3147	Generic Routing Encapsulation over CLNS Networks
RFC 3162	RADIUS and IPv6
RFC 3315	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
RFC 3319	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6) Options for Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) Servers
RFC 3392	Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
RFC 3484	Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
RFC 3513	Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
RFC 3576	Change of Authorization
RFC 3587	IPv6 Global Unicast Address Format
RFC 3596	DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6
RFC 3633	DHCP IPv6 Prefix Delegation
RFC 3646	DNS Configuration options for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6)
RFC 3736	Stateless DHCP Service for IPv6
RFC 3775	Mobility Support in IPv6
RFC 3810	Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2 (MLDv2) for IPv6
RFC 3879	Deprecating Site Local Addresses
RFC 3954	Cisco Systems NetFlow Services Export Version 9
RFC 3956	Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
RFC 3963	Network Mobility (NEMO) Basic Support Protocol
RFC 4007	IPv6 Scoped Address Architecture
RFC 4087	IP Tunnel MIB
RFC 4109	Algorithms for Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1)
RFC 4191	Default Router Preferences and More-Specific Routes
RFC 4214	Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP)
RFC 4291	IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture
RFC 4292	IP Forwarding Table MIB
RFC 4293	Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol (IP)
RFC 4302	IP Authentication Header
RFC 4306	Internet Key Exchange (IKEv2) Protocol
RFC 4308	Cryptographic Suites for IPsec
RFC 4382	MPLS/BGP Layer 3 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Management Information Base
RFC 4443	Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
RFC 4552	Authentication/Confidentiality for OSPFv3
RFC 4659	BGP-MPLS IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) Extension for IPv6 VPN
RFC 4724	Graceful Restart Mechanism for BGP
RFC 4798	Connecting IPv6 Islands over IPv4 MPLS Using IPv6 Provider Edge Routers (6PE)
RFC 5095	Deprecation of Type 0 Routing Headers in IPv6
RFC 5120	M-ISIS: Multi Topology (MT) Routing in Intermediate System to Intermediate Systems (IS-ISs)
RFC 5308	Routing IPv6 with IS-IS

The draft RFCs supported are as follows:

•draft-bonica-internet-icmp, ICMP Extensions for Multiprotocol Label Switching

•draft-suz-pim-upstream-detection, PIM Upstream Detection Among Multiple Addresses, February 2003

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