Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Network Guide
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide
September 2009
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24 Configuring IP
Internet Protocol (IP) is primarily a network-layer (Layer 3) protocol that contains addressing and control
information that enables packets to be forwarded. Along with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), IP
represents the heart of the Internet protocols. IP has two primary responsibilities, providing connection-
less, best-effort delivery of datagrams through an internetwork; and providing fragmentation and reassem-
bly of datagrams to support data links with different Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) sizes.
information that enables packets to be forwarded. Along with Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), IP
represents the heart of the Internet protocols. IP has two primary responsibilities, providing connection-
less, best-effort delivery of datagrams through an internetwork; and providing fragmentation and reassem-
bly of datagrams to support data links with different Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) sizes.
Note. IP routing (Layer 3) can be accomplished using static routes or by using one of the IP routing proto-
cols, Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). For more information on
these protocols see
cols, Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). For more information on
these protocols see
in this manual; or “Configuring OSPF” in the
OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide.
There are two versions of Internet Protocol supported, IPv4 and IPv6. For more information about using
IPv6, see
IPv6, see
In This Chapter
This chapter describes IP and how to configure it through the Command Line Interface (CLI). It includes
instructions for enabling IP forwarding, configuring IP route maps, as well as basic IP configuration
commands (e.g.,
instructions for enabling IP forwarding, configuring IP route maps, as well as basic IP configuration
commands (e.g.,
). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details
about the syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide. This chapter provides an over-
view of IP and includes information about the following procedures:
view of IP and includes information about the following procedures:
• IP Forwarding
)
– Creating a Default Route (see
• IP Configuration
– Configuring the Router Primary Address (see
)
– Configuring the Router ID (see
)
– Configuring the Time-to-Live (TTL) Value (see
)
– Protecting the Switch from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks (see
)