IS-IS for IPv6
E23961
IS-IS for IPv6 is an extension of the IS-IS interior gateway routing protocol that enables dynamic routing and topology discovery in IPv6 networks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IS-IS | 1 |
| IS-IS for IPv6 canonical | 1 |
| Routing IPv6 with IS-IS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T187732 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IS-IS for IPv6 Context triple: [Internet Protocol version 6, supportsRoutingProtocol, IS-IS for IPv6]
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A.
OSPFv3
OSPFv3 is the version of the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol designed to operate over IPv6 networks, providing link-state routing and support for IPv6 addressing and features.
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B.
Internet Protocol version 6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the modern Internet addressing and routing protocol designed to replace IPv4 by providing a vastly larger address space and improved network efficiency and security features.
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C.
RFC 8200
RFC 8200 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the core protocol architecture and operation of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
The IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard defines how virtual LANs are implemented and identified over Ethernet networks by inserting a VLAN tag into Ethernet frames.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IS-IS for IPv6 Target entity description: IS-IS for IPv6 is an extension of the IS-IS interior gateway routing protocol that enables dynamic routing and topology discovery in IPv6 networks.
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A.
OSPFv3
OSPFv3 is the version of the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol designed to operate over IPv6 networks, providing link-state routing and support for IPv6 addressing and features.
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B.
Internet Protocol version 6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the modern Internet addressing and routing protocol designed to replace IPv4 by providing a vastly larger address space and improved network efficiency and security features.
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C.
RFC 8200
RFC 8200 is the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard that specifies the core protocol architecture and operation of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).
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D.
IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard
The IEEE 802.1D MAC bridging standard is a networking specification that defines how Ethernet bridges and switches forward frames and prevent loops in local area networks, including the original Spanning Tree Protocol.
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E.
IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard
The IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging standard defines how virtual LANs are implemented and identified over Ethernet networks by inserting a VLAN tag into Ethernet frames.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IPv6 routing protocol
ⓘ
routing protocol extension ⓘ |
| advertises |
IPv6 prefixes in TLVs
ⓘ
IPv6 reachability information ⓘ |
| basedOn |
IS-IS
ⓘ
linked to:
IS-IS for IPv6
|
| belongsToCategory |
interior gateway protocol
ⓘ
link-state interior gateway protocol ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networks ⓘ |
| competesWith | OSPFv3 ⓘ |
| definedIn | RFC 5308 ⓘ |
| discovers | adjacencies between IS-IS routers ⓘ |
| doesNotUse | IP header for transport ⓘ |
| enables |
dynamic routing in IPv6 networks
ⓘ
topology discovery in IPv6 networks ⓘ |
| encodesInformationWith | Type-Length-Value (TLV) structures ⓘ |
| exchanges | Link State PDUs (LSPs) ⓘ |
| extendsSpecification |
ISO 10589
ⓘ
RFC 1195 ⓘ |
| runsDirectlyOver | Layer 2 ⓘ |
| supportsAddressFamily |
IPv4 unicast
ⓘ
IPv6 unicast ⓘ |
| supportsDeploymentModel |
multi-topology IPv4/IPv6 routing
ⓘ
single-topology IPv4/IPv6 routing ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
IPv6 global unicast prefix distribution
ⓘ
IPv6 link-local addressing on interfaces ⓘ IPv6 prefix advertisement ⓘ Multi-Topology IS-IS ⓘ equal-cost multipath (ECMP) ⓘ fast convergence ⓘ multi-area routing ⓘ route summarization ⓘ traffic engineering extensions ⓘ |
| supportsLevel |
Level-1 routing
ⓘ
Level-2 routing ⓘ multi-level hierarchical routing ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
IP
ⓘ
IPv6 ⓘ |
| supportsSecurityFeature |
HMAC-based authentication
ⓘ
authentication of IS-IS PDUs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
large enterprise networks
ⓘ
service provider core networks ⓘ |
| uses |
Dijkstra shortest path first algorithm
ⓘ
linked to:
Dijkstra
TLV encoding ⓘ link-state advertisements ⓘ link-state database ⓘ link-state routing ⓘ |
| usesAddressing | NSAP addresses for routers ⓘ |
| usesHelloProtocol | IS-IS Hello PDUs ⓘ |
| usesProtocolNumber | ISO 10589 (CLNS over Layer 2) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: IS-IS for IPv6 Description of subject: IS-IS for IPv6 is an extension of the IS-IS interior gateway routing protocol that enables dynamic routing and topology discovery in IPv6 networks.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IS-IS for IPv6