IPv6 Termination
Baidu AI Cloud integrates IPv6 termination for EIPs, enabling IPv6 access capabilities for Baidu Cloud Compute and load balancers bound to EIPs. Users do not need to alter their current service architecture deployment. By activating the IPv6 termination function on an EIP, IPv6 addresses can be obtained, allowing services to support IPv6 access. IPv6 client traffic to this address will be converted to IPv4 traffic, achieving seamless compatibility between user services and IPv6 networks.
IPv6 address allocation principles:
When enabling IPv6 termination, a global IPv6 address will be assigned in the format of the "2400:da00:404:2::" prefix combined with the EIP's IPv4 address (128-bit IPv6: fixed 96-bit prefix + 32-bit IPv4).
Each EIP is assigned one IPv6 address. If the IPv6 termination function for an EIP is disabled, this IPv6 address will be reclaimed by the system.
Note:
The IPv6 termination feature of Baidu AI Cloud will be discontinued on April 1, 2024. Afterward, all previously assigned IPv6 addresses for EIPs will be reclaimed by the system.
Operation steps
- Go to the EIP instance list, select the EIP instance for which you wish to enable IPv6 termination, ensuring the instance is in the "Available" or "Bound" status.
- Click the "Enable IPv6 Termination" button from the batch operations list. Upon confirmation, the system assigns an IPv6 address to the specified EIP.

- Users can bind DNS domain names to the allocated IPv6 addresses or directly provide IPv6 access to clients.
- EIPs with IPv6 termination enabled can monitor bandwidth, traffic, and packet rates and set up corresponding alarm strategies.

- To disable the IPv6 termination feature, select the relevant EIP and click "Disable IPv6 Termination" from the batch operations list.
Note:
- Once IPv6 termination is enabled, the source IP address of IPv6 network traffic will be converted within a fixed range (180.76.40.0/24) into an IPv4 address. Security group and ACL policies must be configured to allow this range. Otherwise, traffic will be blocked due to user-defined security policies.
- If access traffic at Layer 7 uses the HTTP protocol, the client's IPv6 address will be recorded in the HTTP X-Forwarded-For header field, enabling service processing based on the source IPv6 address.
- Only EIPs in the ranges 180.76.0.0/16, 182.61.0.0/16, 106.12.0.0/16, and 106.13.0.0/16 support IPv6 termination. Other IP segments are not supported at this time.
