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RIP (IPv6)
Table 208 lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
for IPv6 features they support. These features are supported with premium IPv6 devices running
the full Layer 3 software image
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 and introduces 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.
RIPng maintains a Routing Information Base (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.
NOTE
Brocade IPv6 devices support up to 10,000 RIPng routes.
This section describes the following:
• How to configure RIPng
• How to clear RIPng information from the RIPng route table
• How to display RIPng information and statistics
TABLE 208 Supported RIPng features
Feature FESX
FSX 800
FSX 1600
FWS FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6450
RIPng Yes No Yes Yes No
Up to 10K RIPng routes YesNoNoNoNo
RIPng timers YesNoNoNoNo
Route learning and advertising Yes No No No No
Route redistribution into RIPng Yes No No No No
Route loop prevention:
• Poison reverse
• Split horizon
YesNoNoNoNo
Clearing RIPng routes Yes No No No No