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Chapter

Configuring RIPng

In this chapter

•RIPng overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1209

•Configuring RIPng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1209

•Clearing RIPng routes from IPv6 route table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1215

•Displaying RIPng information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1215

RIPng overview

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 1209

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