18.4.1 Contents of the routing table

A routing table contains multiple entries, each of which consists of the items described below. To check the contents of the routing tables maintained by the Switch, execute the show ipv6 route command.

• Destination:

  The destination network address (that is, prefix) and the prefix. The prefix length is the mask that is to be applied to the destination address in a received IPv6 packet when routing tables are searched. When forwarding is performed by the host address, 128 is displayed.

• Next hop: IPv6 address of the next router to which the IP packet is forwarded

• Interface: Name of the VLAN containing the next hop router

• Metric: The distance to the destination network

• Protocol: The routing protocol used on the node that previously forwarded the packet

• Age: The time, in seconds, since the route was confirmed or changed