2 Chapter 1—IPv6 Unicast Routing Protocols
in Chapter 2 of IPv6 Core Protocols Implementation, “IPv6 Addressing Architecture”, requires
special care in implementing these protocols. It is therefore important to understand the details
of the protocols and how they should be implemented even for those who are familiar with
IPv4 routing protocols.
In this chapter we provide all the essential information to understand and implement IPv6
unicast routing protocols. We first describe the basic routing concepts followed by an introduc-
tion to IPv6 unicast routing protocols. These unicast routing protocols include RIPng [RFC2080],
OSPFv3 [RFC2740] and BGP4+ [RFC2545]. We provide full coverage on the RIPng protocol. In
addition, we summarize the general protocol ...