Appendix

Feature Name

IPv4 GRE

IPv6 GRE

Implementation Difference

Basic GRE principles

Yes

Yes

For an IPv6 GRE tunnel:
  • The packet transmission protocol is IPv6.
  • Only IPv4 and IPv6 packets can be encapsulated and routed.

Keepalive detection

Yes

No

IPv6 GRE can respond to Keepalive detection packets sent from other devices, but cannot send Keepalive detection packets.

GRE security mechanism

Yes

No

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