Packet Design has added IPv6 support to Route Explorer, its network management system that gives enterprises and service providers visibility into routing operations on their IP networks. With the new IPv6 capability, Route Explorer, which works by passively “listening” to routing protocol exchanges and computing a real-time, network-wide layer-3 topology, will now be able to monitor and analyze IPv6 networks, as well as those running IPv4.
The company said its solution enables network engineers to quickly identify and resolve problems, perform effective network maintenance, and do accurate change planning on increasingly complex networks that incorporate both versions of the protocol.
Route Explorer’s IPv6 support is initially available for BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) and IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System), two routing protocols used widely by service providers. Support for IPv6 on the OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routing protocol will be added later this year, followed by Cisco’s enterprise-oriented EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) in 2010.
IPv6 support for the IS-IS and BGP protocols is available immediately as a $5,000 option with version 7.5 of the Route Explorer software.
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