6.11 Using JP1/Base in IPv6 environments

This section describes the communication settings when using JP1/Base in an IPv6 environment.

An IPv6 environment, as shown in the figure below, is a network environment that incorporates hosts that communicate using IPv4 addresses, and hosts that communicate using IPv6 addresses.

Figure 6‒9: Example system configuration in IPv6 environment

IPv4 host

A host to which only an IPv4 address is assigned.

IPv6 host

A host to which only an IPv6 address is assigned.

IPv4 or IPv6 host

A host to which both an IPv4 and an IPv6 address is assigned.

Organization of this section

• 6.11.1 Prerequisites for an IPv6 environment

• 6.11.2 Communication settings when using JP1/Base in an IPv6 environment

• 6.11.3 Checking IP addresses

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