Which IPV6 function serves the same purpose as ARP entry verification on an IPv4 network?

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Which IPV6 function serves the same purpose as ARP entry verification on an IPv4 network?

interface ip address verification
MAC address table verification
neighbor discovery verification
Routing table entry verification

Explanation: Neighbor Discovery Protocol is an umbrella that defines these mechanisms:

+ Subsitute of ARP – Since ARP has been removed in IPv6, IPv6 follows a newer way to find the link-layer addresses of nodes on the local link. This new mechanism uses a mix of ICMPv6 messages and multicast addresses

Reference: https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/77521/ipv6-neighbor-discovery-protocol-ndp

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