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How is functionality of ARP handles in IPv6

merangas
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IPv6 doesn't support ARP. So how is this functionality handled in IPv6?

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mrazdan
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IPv6 doesn't support broadcast. ARP works on broadcast. So this is handled using Neighbor Solicitation which is part of ICMPv6.

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hi,

   It uses Neighbor Solicitation which uses ICMPv6

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mrazdan
Cisco Employee
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IPv6 doesn't support broadcast. ARP works on broadcast. So this is handled using Neighbor Solicitation which is part of ICMPv6.

hi,

   It uses Neighbor Solicitation which uses ICMPv6

chetsrin
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It uses Neighbor Solicitation which uses ICMPv6

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