Allied Telesis IPV6 Switch User Manual


 
The Internet has forever changed
contemporary society, with online
access an integral part of our 21st
century lifestyles. Finding out what
movie is on, or the location of a
restaurant when out with your smart-
phone, shopping online and booking
your next holiday are just a few of
the things we now take for granted.
Businesses rely on online resources
more than ever, with everything from
standard access to email and servers,
to business critical applications such as
medical systems, transport signalling,
and security requiring a high availability
network.
The Internet and networks in general
rely on Internet Protocol (IPv4)
addresses for connectivity and to
manage communication between
separate systems as well as individual
devices. The extraordinary growth of
connected systems and devices has
necessitated a move towards using
the next generation IP communication
protocol, known as IPv6.
Allied Telesis networks provide small,
medium and large organizations
with a cost-effective solution for
resilient, wirespeed IPv4 and IPv6
communication.
Allied Telesis offers high-availability
solutions across a range of Layer 3
switch products, with a wide choice of
Ethernet port combinations and price/
performance options. We are able
to offer solutions to everyone from
small schools to urban rail systems
to businesses with thousands of
employees.
In our key medical and transport
sectors, network-based applications
may be sensitive to even a few
seconds of communication failure.
We understand that a high availability
infrastructure is no longer a luxury;
maintaining resource availability and
data security is now of paramount
importance.
This solution explores the key Allied
Telesis technologies that ensure a
smooth transition to IPv6 networking
to provide a high availability
infrastructure, including the dynamic
routing of data.
Introduction
Benefits
The principal benefits of the high
availability IPv6 solution are:
» Resiliency
» Ease of management
» Ease of transition from IPv4
» Scalability
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