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8 Software Release Note AlliedWare Plus Version 5.4.3-0.1 C613-10508-01-REV B
IPv6 Licensing
As IPv6 functionality has become more of a necessity in modern networks, Allied Telesis
has increased our support by including a number of IPv6 features as standard (additional
advanced IPv6 features are available via a software license).
The IPv6 features included as standard on Allied Telesis switches are:
■ IPv6 unicast traffic forwarding
■ Telnet, Ping, Traceroute for IPv6
■ SSHv6
■ SNMPv6
■ IPv6 static routes
■ DHCPv6 relay
■ NTPv6
■ RA Guard
■ DNSv6
■ SLAAC
■ IPv6 static multicast routes
Stacking Enhancements
Software version 5.4.3 fully supports the maximum number of ports available on 8 unit
VCStack x610 solutions (384 ports). This has increased from 208 ports previously.
Configuration restrictions imposed by previous releases are now removed.
Note: Mixed-mode stacking between x610 and x600 series switches is not supported
because Software version 5.4.3 does not support x600 switches.
Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) Support
Software version 5.4.3 adds support for IEEE 802.3az EEE which is a specification for
lowering power consumption of Ethernet PHYs during periods of low link utilisation. If no
data is being sent, the PHY can either slow down the link speed or it can enter a sleep
state, called Low Power Idle (LPI), to save power.
Find Me
Software version 5.4.3 adds support for “Find Me”. In busy server rooms comprising of a
large number of equipment racks, it can be quite a job finding the correct switch quickly
among many similar units. The ‘Find Me” feature is a simple visual way to quickly identify
the desired physical switch for maintenance or other purposes, by causing its LEDs to flash
in a specified pattern.